Three Friends, 1919
ArtistConrad Felixmüller,
Dresden
1897–1977
Berlin
MediumWoodcut
Image dimensions28,7 × 50 cm
Sheet dimensions48,7 × 65 cm
Status
not on displayA 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 1953
Provenance[...] 01.07.1953 angekauft von Dr. Anna Klapheck (12.05.1899 - 25.02.1986)Inventory numberK 1953-42
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