Sailboats on a Lake (Segelbboten auf einem see), c. 1920
Siegfried Berndtexpand_more
Color woodcutexpand_more
Gift of Marla J. Kinneyexpand_more 2019.57.7
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Woodcut artists in Siegfried Berndt’s day liked to carve planks from cherry, pear, and linden trees. Berndt preferred walnut, a harder, more difficult wood that allowed him the precision of a metal engraver, witnessed by the stiff lines of these sails. There is a vertical line below the middle sailboat where the ink has pooled, perhaps reflecting an imperfection in the paper or a split in the block.
Details
- Title
- Sailboats on a Lake (Segelbboten auf einem see)
- Artist Life
- 1880 - 1946
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.57.7
- Provenance
- (Thomas French, Fairlawn, Ohio, until 2017, sold to Kinney); Marla J. Kinney, Minneapolis (2017-19)
- Curator Approved
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