Tadashi Nakayama (Japanese, 1927-2014), Woodblock Print of a Horse

Woodblock print on paper, signed in pencil in the lower margin 1969, T.Nakayama, 11/85, framed with full margins over a mat, silver wood frame with glass.

Frame dimensions 14 1/8 x 11 1/8

From the Collection of James Boyles and David Hawkins, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Tadashi Nakayama was born in Niigata. In 1945, he enrolled at Tama College of Art to study oil painting however, he left after two years to pursue a career in woodblock prints and lithographs. His work is typically abstract, concentrating on depictions of horses and using a progressively lighter pallet as his career developed. His compositional style also evolved, becoming increasingly complex as he moved from flat and simple works towards prints inspired by Persian, Byzantine and Renaissance compositions. His prints earned him global success and have been featured in galleries and collections in Europe, America and Asia.

Overall good estate condition; some very light scattered foxing; not examined outside of the frame.