'Wood-cutter' by Umetaro Azechi

Artist: Umetaro Azechi (Japanese 1902-1999) 
Title: Wood-cutter
Medium: original wood block print, hand signed in pencil, plus red artist's seal in the image
Dimensions: 25 x 39 cm image size (approx) / 45 1/2 x 59 1/2 cm frame size

newly framed with archival mat and backing, non-reflective UV museum glass and hand finished timber frame

Price: $1980 AUD (outside of Australia approx. $1485 USD)

Purchasable at the Gallery Midlandia website - click HERE 

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artist biography
Born to poor farmers in Uwajima in the far-flung Ehime prefecture of Shikoku, Umetaro Azechi (1902-1999) came from a humble background. Securing a job at a government printing company in Tokyo he soon developed a deep curiosity in the art of printmaking. Pursuing his newfound curiosity and passion, Azechi introduced himself to Unichi Hiratsuka, an established artist of the time, and became a member of the Sozaku-hanga print movement. Overtime he gained access to exhibitions, met other artists, and honed his own skills, eventually participating in major print biennales in Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Lugano. An avid mountaineer, Azechi is most famous for his mountain scenes, which can now be found in the Achenbach Foundation in San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts or The British Museum in London.