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The Early Prints, 1950-53, show Hodaka interested in people, nature, and intrinsic power. Sail is not about a ship or sailing, but about the power captured by the sail’s form. Love and Hate shows the energy in emotion. The style is semiabstract, with simplicity of form and elegance in color. In the images here and on other pages, certain colors, especially red and black, are often lighter than in the original prints. (See pink, think red.)
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[0.1 Swallow Mountain]
1949
Woodblock
12.6 x 17.6 cm
Note: Prints before 1950 are not
part of Hodaka's professional work.
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1. Still Life 1951
Woodblock 25.5 x 18.1 cm
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3. Sail 1951 Woodblock
37.0 x 24.5 cm
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4. Sail 1951 Woodblock
37.0 x 24.5 cm
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5. Love and Hate 1951
Woodblock 37.5 x 24.5 cm
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6. Entwined Birds 1951
Woodblock 12.7 x 17.5 cm
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9. Untitled 1951
Woodblock 12.7 x 17.5 cm
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13. People 1952
Woodblock 37.5 x 24.5 cm
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15. Figures in Green 1952
Woodblock 37.5 x 25.0 cm
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17. Love 1952
Woodblock 37.0 x 24.0 cm
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25. Narrow Street 1952
Woodblock 37.0 x 24.5 cm
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