Gihachiro Okuyama - フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホの『パレットをもつ自画像』 (Vincent van Gogh - “Self-Portrait with Palette”)

Gihachiro Okuyama’s 1958 woodblock 「フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホの『パレットをもつ自画像』」 (Vincent van Gogh - “Self-Portrait with Palette”) translates Van Gogh’s 1889 oil into layered registration and vibrant pigments, capturing the artist’s intense gaze and palette with the nuanced texture of Japanese carving. 👨🎨

• Year & Edition: 1958 · Self-printed (奥山儀八郎自摺; signed in pencil 奥山儀八郎 to margin and in script to plate; pencilled パレットをもつ自画像 (Self Portrait with Palette); dated 三十三年十月 (October, Showa 33)).
• Medium: Woodblock.
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 32.25 cm × W: 27.00 cm.
• Condition: Wonderful; image face unblemished with strong colour; mild general browning to paper; sharp, crisp edges and corners; slight crimping to lower margin.
• Notes: A tremendous piece and one of Okuyama’s most collectible works, this print is part of his Post-Impressionist homage series honouring フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ (Vincent Van Gogh). Created after founding his Matsudo workshop (Okuyama Hanga Kōbō), Okuyama expertly carves and prints under his own hand, translating Van Gogh’s expressive brushstrokes and rich colour palette into the precise craft of woodblock. For reference, see Van Gogh’s 1889 Self-Portrait at the National Gallery of Art.