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Where were woodcut prints invented?

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Where were woodcut prints invented?
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

Sled - XX century, Woodcut print, Black and white, Woodcut
By Ludwik Maciąg
Located in Warsaw, PL
and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad, among others in Germany, Denmark, Spain, Canada, the USA
Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut, 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

Paphy - Original Woodcut Print - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
woodcut print on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the Upper margin in Capital Letters: Paphy. Cap. XXVII
Category

Mid-19th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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