Hideo Hagiwara – Fallen Leaves (2), 1959 Woodblock Print

Artist: Hideo Hagiwara (1913–2007)
Title: Fallen Leaves (2)
Medium: Woodblock print
Year: 1959
Edition: 28/30
Image size: Please inquire
Paper size: Please inquire
Condition: Very good condition; light toning to the margins consistent with age.
Signed: Pencil signed, dated, titled, and numbered by the artist.

Notes: Created during one of the most innovative periods of Hideo Hagiwara's career, Fallen Leaves (2) possesses a quiet confidence that rewards time and attention. Rather than relying on bold color or intricate imagery, the composition is built from a handful of carefully balanced forms set against richly textured surfaces. The large field of muted green and the restrained palette encourage the eye to slow down, revealing subtle relationships that become more engaging the longer one lives with the print. It is a work that doesn't demand attention so much as quietly earn it—a quality that distinguishes many of Hagiwara's finest early prints. Some prints reveal everything at first glance. Others continue to unfold over time. Fallen Leaves (2) belongs firmly in the second category, rewarding quiet observation and making it a work that many people find themselves appreciating more with each passing year.

Keywords: Hideo Hagiwara, Fallen Leaves, Rakuyō, Woodblock Print, Sosaku Hanga, Postwar Japanese Graphic Art, Abstract, 1959, Limited Edition, Japanese Print