{"product_id":"portfolio-of-six-aquatints-by-tadaaki-kuwayama-japanese-1932-2023-the-limited-editions-club-new-york-1990","title":"Portfolio of Six Aquatints by Tadaaki Kuwayama (Japanese, 1932–2023) The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1990","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix aquatints, each one a single geometric form — or\u003cbr\u003epair of forms — positioned with absolute deliberateness on a sheet of handmade\u003cbr\u003eJapanese paper. A crimson square. A black square. A ghost of a square, barely there,\u003cbr\u003epressed into the surface as a ghostly blind emboss. An inverted triangle, then an\u003cbr\u003eupright one, then both together in silent conversation. Kuwayama gives you a shape, a\u003cbr\u003ecolor, a ground, and nothing else. !e space around each form is not empty; it is the\u003cbr\u003ework.\u003cbr\u003eThese six aquatints were commissioned by The Limited Editions Club of New York for\u003cbr\u003eits 1990 portfolio — a prestigious imprint with a long history of pairing the world's\u003cbr\u003egreat writers with artists of equal stature. Kuwayama was the ideal choice: his entire\u003cbr\u003ecareer had been devoted to the reduction of art to its most irreducible essentials, and\u003cbr\u003ethe aquatint medium — with its ability to hold flat, velvety passages of pure tone —\u003cbr\u003esuited his vision perfectly. The plates were made by master printmaker Peter Pettengill\u003cbr\u003eand editioned at the renowned Wingate Studio on sheets of Ichibei Iwano paper, a\u003cbr\u003ehand-laid Japanese paper of exceptional quality. Each impression in the edition of 40\u003cbr\u003ewas signed and numbered on the verso by the artist himself.\u003cbr\u003eDisplayed as a set — as they are here, in matching gold frames — the six works function\u003cbr\u003eas a complete visual argument: a meditation on form, presence, and the power of\u003cbr\u003erestraint. Red and black, square and triangle, positive and negative. Together they make\u003cbr\u003ea room quiet in the best possible way. Separately, each is a masterwork of economy.\u003cbr\u003eKuwayama's work appears in the collections of the Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, the\u003cbr\u003eSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Albright-Knox, among many others.\u003cbr\u003eThis portfolio represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a complete signed and\u003cbr\u003enumbered set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eARTIST - Tadaaki Kuwayama (1932–2023)\u003cbr\u003eYEAR 1990\u003cbr\u003eMEDIUM Aquatint with line etching on Ichibei Iwano handmade\u003cbr\u003eJapanese paper\u003cbr\u003eEDITION 31\/40 — each signed and numbered on the verso by the artist\u003cbr\u003eD IMENSIONS - 31½ × 23½ in (each) — complete set of 6\u003cbr\u003ePUBLISHER - Limited Editions Club, New York\u003cbr\u003ePRINTMAKER -  Peter Pettengill; editioned at Wingate Studio\u003cbr\u003eFRAMING - Currently archivally framed as a set of 6 in matching 22 Karat gold leaf frames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDI TION -  Very good. Please inquire for full condition report\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$3,950.00 EACH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23,700.00\/ Set of Six\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Savard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43528230109302,"sku":null,"price":23700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1678\/5615\/files\/8_9ceb04e7-3072-4aec-833f-e61d8da3317b.jpg?v=1781559198","url":"https:\/\/www.averydash.com\/products\/portfolio-of-six-aquatints-by-tadaaki-kuwayama-japanese-1932-2023-the-limited-editions-club-new-york-1990","provider":"Avery \u0026 Dash Collections","version":"1.0","type":"link"}