Artist: Paul Binnie (Scotland b.1967)
Title: Veranda,(Japanese Engawa 縁側)
Untitled Series: Bijin on Crimson Backgrounds
Date: August-September 2004
Edition: 1st Ed, 1st State, #30/30 RARE LTD ED.
Sig./Seal: Paul Binnie Seal (signature in gold, seal in silver), Self-Published
Condition: Excellent
Size: 17 x 11.5                                  $2995.00
 
Remarks:
First of 5 bijin-ga in an untitled series commissioned by Eric van den Ing of Saru Gallery.
Japanese model named Akiko, 32 colors from 14 blocks, Non tattoo version of Utamaro's Erotica. A new variant of Veranda was printed in 2009 in an edition of 100.
 
Paul Binnie
A Scottish painter and printmaker especially known for his color woodblock prints, Binnie studied fine art at Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art and, after taking his MA (Hons) in 1990. He lived in Paris working both as a professional artist and as a teacher of art at the École du Louvre and Atelier Hourdé. Binnie moved to Tokyo in early 1993 to study printmaking and trained under the principal printer of the publisher Doi, Seki Kenji, following the recommendation of artist Toshi Yoshida. He moved to London in late 1998 and continued making prints as well as painting and drawing in a variety of media. He moved to San Diego in early 2019. Binnie has exhibited widely in such places as Tokyo, Paris, London and New York, and his work is in collections such as the British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.