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How do wood engravings differ from woodcuts?
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Wood engravings differ from woodcuts due to how the wood used to produce the printing plate is prepared. With a woodcut, an artisan saws the wood right along the grain so that they can easily carve into its surface with a knife-like tool. For wood engravings, an artisan uses end-grain wood. Because the wood is much harder, it must be worked with a special needle-like tool, allowing an artist to produce an image with a much higher degree of detail. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of woodcut prints.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024
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Blue Face from the Brushstroke Figures Series
Located in Miami, FL
Lithograph, waxtype woodcut and screenprint on 638-g/m cold-pressed Saunders Waterford Paper. From the "Brushstroke Figures" series, 1989. Hand signed rf Lichtenstein, dated ('89) a...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut
The Bathers, Woodcut on paper, Signed and dated 1912, Italian Artist
Located in London, GB
Woodcut on paper, signed and dated '1912' bottom right
Image size: 5 x 5 1/4 (12.75 x 13.5 cm)
Mounted
Here the artist's bold gouging of the material has created an evocative scene ...
Category
1910s Italian School Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Aus der Tierlegende" original woodcut
By Franz Marc
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Lankheit 831-3. Published in 1919 for Genius. Image size: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (198 x 240mm). This is a very richly inked impression pri...
Category
1910s Expressionist Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Günther Förg, Untitled (Portfolio Pi) - Signed Woodcut Print, Abstract Art
By Günther Förg
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günther Förg (German, 1952-2013)
Untitled (from Portfolio Pi), 1995
Medium: Woodcut on wove paper
Dimensions: 80 x 60 cm
Edition of 98: Hand-signed and numbered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Grayson Perry, Sponsored by You - Woodcut, British Contemporary Art, Signed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Grayson Perry (British, b. 1960)
Sponsored by You, 2019
Medium: Colour etching
Dimensions: 68.9 x 101.4 cm (27 1/8 x 39 15/16 in)
Edition of 68: Hand signed and numbered
Condition: Mint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Poissonnerie" woodcut from the book "Petits métiers et gagne petit" by Foujita
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Poissonnerie" 1960 wood cut print by Léonard Tsugouhara Foujita from the book "Petits Métiers et gagne petit." Hand signed "Foujita" on front lower right corner. Hand numbered 12/60...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut