<b>MOUNTAIN AND STREAM </b> / Hiroshi Yoshidac. 1930<b>SOLD</b></em>
ARTIST: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
TITLE: Mountain and Stream
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 24 x 19 (canvas size); 29 1/2 x 24 inches (with frame)
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Exceedingly rare original work executed as an oil on canvas
MEDIA: This work was discussed on Woodblock Wednesday, Episode 72
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ARTIST: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
TITLE: Mountain and Stream
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 24 x 19 (canvas size); 29 1/2 x 24 inches (with frame)
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Exceedingly rare original work executed as an oil on canvas
MEDIA: This work was discussed on Woodblock Wednesday, Episode 72
SOLD
ARTIST: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
TITLE: Mountain and Stream
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 24 x 19 (canvas size); 29 1/2 x 24 inches (with frame)
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Exceedingly rare original work executed as an oil on canvas
MEDIA: This work was discussed on Woodblock Wednesday, Episode 72
SOLD
Details
Hiroshi Yoshida started his artistic career as an oil painter and watercolorist. Also an avid outdoorsman and mountaineer, Yoshida took full advantage of his travels and painted the important natural treasures he visited—all executed in the field, utilizing the technique of plein air painting. In this stunning work, Yoshida presents us with presumably a Japanese landscape.
The scene is divided in half: a juxtaposition of cascading mountainous forms in the composition’s background is rendered with a strong atmospheric quality. The foreground’s active stream cutting through lush autumnal foliage is rendered lively brushstrokes. Typically, Yoshida’s paintings rely on one of these two stylistic decisions, but in this painting, the artist successfully explores both techniques within this sole composition.
Connoisseur's Note
Serious Hiroshi Yoshida print collectors have now turned to the artist’s oil and watercolor works to fill out their collections. Consequently, Yoshida paintings have become quite scarce in the marketplace. When they do emerge, they command twice to three times the amount they were selling for only a couple of years ago. This large-scale painting is in excellent condition with fresh and vivid colors and is signed in the artist’s distinct signature at the lower right. The painting comes in an attractive wood frame and a custom-made Japanese-style box.
