Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 242
A SET OF FIVE EROTIC WOODBLOCK PRINTS IN JAPANESE STYLE BY PAUL BINNIE (1967-) HEISEI PERIOD
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £800
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Description
A SET OF FIVE EROTIC WOODBLOCK PRINTS IN JAPANESE STYLE BY PAUL BINNIE (1967-)
HEISEI PERIOD, 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY
Of male nudes, the men depicted in a variety of positions, each with a traditional Japanese tattoo across his back; each signed by the artist and numbered, oban yoko-e, approx. 43cm x 30cm max. (5)
Paul Binnie is a Scottish artist whose work is based on traditional woodblock printmaking. Binnie trained in Japan with a master printer and developed a shin-hanga ('new print') style close to aesthetics found in early to mid-20th century Japanese prints.