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Where were woodcut prints invented?
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The woodcut technique originated in China as a way to print on textiles. The earliest found woodblock printed material was silk, printed with flowers in three different colors. The woodblock was dated back to the Han dynasty. You’ll find a variety of woodcut prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Rare 1922 German Jewish Judaica Zion Woodcut Woodblock Print Hermann Fechenbach
By Hermann Israel Fechenbach
Located in Surfside, FL
Title: Zion
Subject: Various biblical images depicting Creation and prayer
1922
Medium: woodcut
Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Junges Mädchen / Young Woman by Erich Heckel (German, 1883-1970), Woodcut Print
By Erich Heckel
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Erich Heckel (German, 1883 - 1970) Woodcut Print. Title: Junges mädchen / Young Woman (Dube 264
Category
Vintage 1910s German Expressionist Prints
Materials
Paper
Steamboat Odin Dampfer Odin - German Expressionism Woodcut Inscribed
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in London, GB
LYONEL FEININGER 1871-1956
1871 - New York - 1956 (American/German)
Title: Steamboat Odin Dampfer
Category
1910s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
By the Nets - German Expressionism Woodcut Schmidt-Rottluff
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in London, GB
KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF 1884-1976
Rottluff, Germany 1884 - 1976 Berlin (German)
Title: By the Nets
Category
1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
