Pines by the Sea (a.k.a. Departure of the Fishing Fleet) by Bertha Lum
Pines by the Sea (a.k.a. Departure of the Fishing Fleet)
Bertha Lum
Title
Pines by the Sea (a.k.a. Departure of the Fishing Fleet)
Artist
Year
1912
Technique
color woodcut
Image Size
8 7/8 x 12 13/16" image
Signature
signed in pencil, lower right image
Edition Size
numbered 212 in lower right corner
Annotations
copyright 1913 by Bertha Lum, in pencil along lower image
Reference
Gravalos/Pulin 34; illustrated on page 38 in the Bertha Lum catalog raisonné.
Paper
laid Japanese
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
19602
Price
SOLD
Description
"Pines by the Sea" is a remarkably stylized image that shows Lum’s ability to create a highly decorative image with just the essentials. An overall blue tonality lends serenity and calm to the scene and movement comes from the birds following the junks as they depart for fishing grounds. For more information on the artist click on "biography" above.