Forest lake, 1920
ArtistEmil Maetzel,
Cuxhaven
1877–1955
Hamburg
PublisherJ. B. Neumann,
Skole
1887–1961
MediumWoodcut
Sheet dimensions58,6 × 47,4 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 1947
Provenance[...]; 7.10.1947 angekauft von Wilhelm Buller (Duisburg 19.4.1892- ?), DuisburgInventory numberK 1947-36
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