Forest Lake, 1920

ArtistEmil Maetzel, Cuxhaven 1877–1955 Hamburg

PublisherJ. B. Neumann, Skole 1887–1961

MediumWoodcut

Sheet dimensions58,6 × 47,4 cm

Status

on display, room 018.4

About the workA wooden block, a knife, some paint and paper – this is all that is needed to make a woodcut. In 1905, with the founding of the artists’ association Die Brücke (The Bridge) and its desire to return to traditional crafts, this long-established printing technique enjoyed a renaissance that caused a stir in the art world. Grain patterns, cracks, flaws – everything that previous generations had erased or polished away – were now deliberate features of the design. The group had issued their own founding manifesto as a woodcut. Even after the artists went their separate ways in 1913, the woodcut remained a popular means of expression for several years, for former members and other contemporary artists alike.

AccessionAcquisition 1947

Provenance[...]; 7.10.1947 angekauft von Wilhelm Buller (Duisburg 19.4.1892- ?), Duisburg

Inventory numberK 1947-36

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