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CLIFTON KARHU (AMERICAN, 1927-2007) WOODBLOCK PRINT "SHIRAKAWA RAIN" SIGNED

A fine modern Japanese style woodblock print by the American artist Clifton Karhu. This piece is titled "Shirakawa Rain" and depicts a lush landscape surrounding a house is a rainstorm. Signed and dated by the artist numbered 26/50. Now archivally matted and framed with a black molding fitted with museum UV resistant plexiglass. Clifton Karhu was an American artist who settled in Japan after serving there in the US military. He became locally and internationally known for his woodblock prints which he began making in the early 1960's. Karhu used traditional Japanese methods to create bold contemporary and colorful landscapes of Kyoto and Kanazawa. His works are in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Harvard's Fogg Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery and the Cincinnati Art Museum.

H. 20 1/2" W. 26" D. 1 1/2"
C923-5
$1,450.00

Style: Modern
Origin: American
Period: 20th Century

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