Chiura Obata

Foggy Morning Van Ness Ave S. F.
1930

A vintage sketch depicting a tranquil street scene with a castle tower on the left, a row of trees, and a solitary figure in the distance. A telephone pole stands prominently in the center with wires stretching outwards. The drawing is signed and dated at the bottom right.
A vintage sketch depicting a tranquil street scene with a castle tower on the left, a row of trees, and a solitary figure in the distance. A telephone pole stands prominently in the center with wires stretching outwards. The drawing is signed and dated at the bottom right.

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Date
1930

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodblock print

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 19 5/16in. (32.1 × 49.1 cm) Image: 10 1/2 × 17 1/8in. (26.7 × 43.5 cm)

Accession number
2015.11

Series
World Landscape Series “America”

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gyo Obata

Rights and reproductions
© Gyo Obata

API
artworks/46351

Chiura Obata
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