Whitman’s Poem, 2002
Artwork details
- Artist
- Shiko Munakata
- Title
- Whitman's Poem, 2002
- Description
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Produced in a limited edition of 350, this is a lithograph from the 2002 print set titled Shusaku. Published by Yasukawa as part of Munakata's annual calendar set.
This print focuses on an extract of American 19th Century Poet Walt Whitman's poem, "Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun." The text is a passionate plea for nature, solitude, and quietude, contrasting with urban life, it highlights a longing for the "primal sanities" found in natural environments like gardens at sunrise.
Printed on a beautifully textured washi paper.
Dimensions: 37.8 x 29.5 cm approx
Original Printing Date: 2002
Medium: Lithograph - Date
- 2002
- Medium
- Colour Lithograph
- Edition
- 350
- Signature
- Signed In Plate
- Sheet
- 37.8 x 29.5 cm
- Status
- Available
- Price
- £50.00
