Gihachiro Okuyama’s circa late 1950s Woodblock “タンギー像 (ゴッホ) (‘Père Tanguy’, portrait after Vincent Van Gogh)” reinterprets Van Gogh’s 1887 oil on canvas through meticulously carved lines and layered colour panels. Okuyama situates the Parisian paint dealer before a patchwork of ukiyo-e landscapes, marrying Western Post-Impressionism with Japanese print aesthetics. 👨🎨
- Year & Edition: circa late 1950s · Self-printed (signed in pencil to plate “Woodcut by Gihachiro Okuyama”; script seal in lower-left corner).
- Medium: Woodblock.
- Dimensions: Sheet H: 43.00 cm × W: 30.00 cm; Image H: 34.25 cm × W: 27.00 cm.
- Condition: Wonderful; no notable marks or blemishes; paper intact with general age toning. Please refer to photos; contact for any further questions & condition report.
- Notes: A true collector’s jewel, this print belongs to Okuyama’s celebrated Post-Impressionist homage series honoring フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ (Vincent Van Gogh). After founding his Matsudo workshop (Okuyama Hanga Kōbō) in 1954, he perfected the art of translating iconic works like Van Gogh’s “Père Tanguy” into the precise registration, rich pigments, and fine textural carving of Japanese Woodblock. For context, see Van Gogh’s 1887 Portrait of Père Tanguy at the Musée Rodin.
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