Soil
1960
17 13/16 x 23 11/16 in. (45.3 x 60.2 cm)
Hagiwara Hideo
Japan
(1913 - 2007)
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Color woodcut
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Stern
Accession Number:
1961.18
Location: Not currently on view
Although Hagiwara Hideo’s Soil is an abstract composition, the title leads viewers to “read” its intense values and textures as an intentional representation of earth. He achieves the depth and richness so suggestive of the grittiness of soil by printing on both sides of the paper.
Like many woodblock print artists, Hagiwara explored both subject matter and technique by working in series. For the Soil series, he created 22 different prints, all of which investigated different aspects of texture and surface through abstract composition.
[Label text, 2014]