Articles written by David Libertson
Articles written by
David Libertson
Feather, Fin and Fur
To look at an animal print is to look twice. First, we recognize the creature: a crow on a winter branch, a carp beside a flowering plant, two rabbits viewing the moon. Then the image begins to open. Season, mood, poetry, and material surface emerge through the pressure of the baren, the grain of the woodblock, and the subtle layering of color.
Hokusai’s Great Wave Sets Record Price of $2.75M at Christie’s
Asia week is over, the deluge of auctions and private sales has concluded, and the dust is settling on a new reality - Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave, sold for $2.75M at Christie’s, New York, a new world record price.