Block to Illustrate Woodcutting

Description

An impression of the outline block is placed on this block while the ink is still wet. By applying pressure to the back of the sheet of paper, the design is transferred to the block. The wood around the areas that will be printed in color is cut away. The surface of the block is inked in green. To create the final chiaroscuro woodcut, first the tone block is printed in green, and then the outline block is printed in black over it. The white of the paper acts as highlights.

Provenance

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Block to Illustrate Woodcutting

Arthur Allen Lewis

c. 1900–1924

Accession Number

1924.496

Medium

Tone block

Dimensions

N/A

Classification

Woodblock

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland