View Lot of five prints: - Composition aux Écritures (1989) By Castel Moshe; Lithograph in color and gold embossing; 51 x 61 cm sheet size: 55 x 72.5 cm 68 x 51 cm sheet size: 74 x 55 cm plate, 52 x ...

French painter Henri Matisse first came into contact with ukiyo-e woodcut prints in the early 20 th century, when various world fairs brought Japanese art to Europe. Struggling to get his own ...

The bold prints and scenes of ukiyo-e, the art form which rose to prominence in 17th and 18th century Japan, ... cut-off composition and the use of asymmetry and flat space," Dr Pang writes.