Artist |
Helen Hyde (1868-1919) |
Title |
"The Bath" (numbered and pencil-signed in image by artist) |
Date |
1905
Original edition #108
(total impressions unknown) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Self-published. |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Matsumoto / Shohiro Murata
(Murata was printer for Hiroshige III--and printed all of Hyde's woodblocks
in the years around 1902-10. Matsumoto carved many/all of Hyde's block-sets.) |
Image Size |
10 1/8 x 16 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine.
Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; crisply detailed lines. |
Condition |
Very Good. Excellent colors.
(Top/bottom margins trimmed to image edge; corner damages; some minor wrinkling;
1-inch archival repair top center verso.)
Clean backside/ margins. Printed on
thin Japanese paper. |
Reference/Illus |
Mason "Helen Hyde-American Printmaker" #59 (and illustraded back of catalog). |
Comments |
Absolutely charming image of the loving bond between Japanese mother and her
infant baby. Hyde lived and worked in Japan for most of her adult career
producing a lifetime total of 151 catalogued works, most depicting charming
images of children. Rare image--one of Hyde's very few, full-sized images. |
Item # |
CG-996 |
Price |
$1950 reduced
(was $2250) |