JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 12 Nicolas De Fer Bodmer’s visually striking work

Bodmer’s visually striking work

and documents much of midtown Manhattan (the Plaza Hotel at 59th and Fifth is depicted in part at the left-hand side

19 ½ x 23 ¾ inches sheet

Because they were never exposed to sunlight the colors (especially the greens) are spectacular and have wonderful gradations of color that provide a compelling dimensionality

Jean Louis Prevost (French

JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 12 Nicolas De Fer Bodmer’s visually striking workJAPANESE (Late 19th Century) Lilies Woodblock print and finished by hand on pith laid down on heavier stock 17 x 10 sheet Provenance: Nevins Memorial Library, MA Beautiful hand colored woodcuts from a Japanese nursery catalogue produced by the Yokohama Nursery Company for the export market. The company was formed at the end of the nineteenth for the purpose of exporting Japanese plants to the West, capitalizing on the prevailing wave of Japonism. The