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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
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
Jewish Rabbi Looking Heavenward German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli "Psalm"
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacob Steinhardt, 1887-1968
Hand signed in pencil, woodblock print woodcut.
Frame: 22.5" x 18
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
