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Before Singing, Madame Talia Savanieva, 1930
Woodblock Print
15 x 10.5
in
Description: Print number 31 from the series of 35; it is the only portrait in the series. Madame Savanieva was an opera diva who sang in San Francisco in the late 1920s. The artist befriended the singer while painting sets for Madame Butterfly in 1924.This print reportedly required an astonishing 130 separate printing sequences. From the World Landscape series, the groundbreaking effort that Obata spent all his savings on creating with the highest possible standards. The project employed more than 32 carvers and 40 printers for eighteen months.
Issued: 1930
Edition: 200
Condition: This is the fully finished state of the image, in very fine condition, trimmed margins
Signed: in black ink
Sealed: in artist's red chop
Special Label: dated 1930
Publisher: Tamikazawa Color Print Co., Japan
Series: World Landscape Series
