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Selected Woodcuts

Wallpaper with Satyr Family, Sebald Beham German, Woodcut
Wallpaper with Satyr Family
Sebald Beham
1515
Diogenes, seated before his barrel, reading from a book, a plucked hen standing behind him at right, Ugo da Carpi Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in gray-green ink
Diogenes, seated before his barrel, reading from a book, a plucked hen standing behind him at right
Ugo da Carpi
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
ca. 1527–30
Two Women on the Shore, Edvard Munch Norwegian, Woodcut printed in blue, orange, green, red, and black
Two Women on the Shore
Edvard Munch
1898
Head a young woman facing the viewer, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925)., María Marín de Orozco Mexican, Woodcut
Head a young woman facing the viewer, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925).
María Marín de Orozco
ca. 1924
Woodblock for Samson Rending the Lion, Albrecht Dürer German, Pear wood
Woodblock for Samson Rending the Lion
Albrecht Dürer
ca. 1497–98
Samson Rending the Lion, Albrecht Dürer German, Woodcut
Samson Rending the Lion
Albrecht Dürer
ca. 1497–98
The Tournament with Samson and the Lion, Lucas Cranach the Elder German, Woodcut
The Tournament with Samson and the Lion
Lucas Cranach the Elder
1509
The Witches, Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German, Chiaroscuro woodcut in two blocks, printed in gray and black; second of two states
The Witches
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)
1510
Lovers Surprised by Death, Hans Burgkmair German, Chiaroscuro woodcut in three blocks; third state of three
Lovers Surprised by Death
Hans Burgkmair
Jost de Negker
1510
The Wild Man or the Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century Netherlandish, Woodcut
The Wild Man or the Masquerade of Orson and Valentine
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1566
Hercules and Cacus, Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish, Chiaroscuro woodcut in green/yellow-green
Hercules and Cacus
Hendrick Goltzius
1588
The Universe is Created (L'Univers est créé), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), Paul Gauguin French, Woodcut on china paper
The Universe is Created (L'Univers est créé), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)
Paul Gauguin
1893–94
The World's Fair VI: Fireworks, Félix Vallotton Swiss, Woodcut on tinted Japan paper
The World's Fair VI: Fireworks
Félix Vallotton
1900
Girl with Vase of Flowers (Mädchen mit Blumenvase), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German, Black ink on carved spruce woodblock
Girl with Vase of Flowers (Mädchen mit Blumenvase)
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1911
Girl with Vase of Flowers (Mädchen mit Blumenvase), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German, Woodcut
Girl with Vase of Flowers (Mädchen mit Blumenvase)
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1911
Dock Scene, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Dock Scene
Edward Alexander Wadsworth
ca. 1918
The Riding School, Franz Marc German, Woodcut
The Riding School
Franz Marc
1913
Junkernboden, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, Color woodcut, working proofs recto and verso; recto: black ink with traces of yellow and green ink and wax crayon; verso: black, pink, dark red, and two shades of green ink
Junkernboden
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1919
The Boxer (Le Boxeur), Frans Masereel Belgian, Woodcut
The Boxer (Le Boxeur)
Frans Masereel
1921
The Parents (Die Eltern), from "War" (Krieg), Käthe Kollwitz German, Woodcut
The Parents (Die Eltern), from "War" (Krieg)
Multiple artists/makers
1921–22
'The unjust', two lines of figures standing before three people seated at a table, from the folio '13 Grabados', David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Woodcut on orange paper
'The unjust', two lines of figures standing before three people seated at a table, from the folio '13 Grabados'
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1930
Frightened Boy and His Dog, Leonard Baskin American, Woodcut in two colors
Frightened Boy and His Dog
Leonard Baskin
1954
Snake Man, Alison Saar American, Color woodcut and lithograph
Snake Man
Alison Saar
Vinalhaven Press
1994