King Charles Statue in Snow [pencil].
K. Takekoshi [pencil].
[n.d., 1917.]
Aquatint, signed by the artist. 245 x 135mm (9¾ x 5¼") very large margins. Tipped to original mount backing.
The equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross. Kenzo Takekoshi (1888-1981), a Japanese architect, come to study in London in 1913 after graduating from the Tokyo Institute of Technology. When he returned to Japan he continued etching for only a short time before becoming an architect full-time, although his work was regarded highly enough for it to be included in the 1982 exhibition 'Poetry of Light and Shadow' at the Nishinomiya Otani Memorial Art Museum.
Guichard: pg.75, Appendix 1 'Minor Etchers'.
[Ref: 49255] £130.00
[n.d., 1917.]
Aquatint, signed by the artist. 245 x 135mm (9¾ x 5¼") very large margins. Tipped to original mount backing.
The equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross. Kenzo Takekoshi (1888-1981), a Japanese architect, come to study in London in 1913 after graduating from the Tokyo Institute of Technology. When he returned to Japan he continued etching for only a short time before becoming an architect full-time, although his work was regarded highly enough for it to be included in the 1982 exhibition 'Poetry of Light and Shadow' at the Nishinomiya Otani Memorial Art Museum.
Guichard: pg.75, Appendix 1 'Minor Etchers'.
[Ref: 49255] £130.00