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Woodcut: A Technical Appreciation

Stephen Goddard, curator

February 17, 1991–May 19, 1991

White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Prints from the Spencer collection are featured in this exhibition, which includes a precious metalcut page from a book printed around 1500, Renaissance and Baroque masterworks, delicate nineteenth-century wood engravings, and commanding expressionist prints from the early twentieth century and the 1980s. Organized by the Spencer Museum.

Works of art

The Bride of Christ (1 column of text & illustration) from Buch der Kunst, da durch der weltliche Mensch mag geistlich werden (Book of Art through which the worldly man may become spiritual), Iohannes Bämler (active circa 1450–1475); Artist Unknown — Iohannes Bämler (active circa 1450–1475); Artist Unknown

The Bride of Christ (1 column of text & illustration) from Buch der Kunst, da durch der weltliche Mensch mag geistlich werden (Book of Art through which the worldly man may become spiritual), 1477

Circe and the Companions of Ulysses, Parmigianino (1503–1540) — Parmigianino (1503–1540)

Circe and the Companions of Ulysses, circa 1527–1530

Death of Absalom from the Lübeck Bible — Death of Absalom from the Lübeck Bible, 1494

Above the Water, Josef Albers (1888–1976) — Josef Albers (1888–1976)

Above the Water, 1944

Self-portrait, Max Beckmann (1884–1950) — Max Beckmann (1884–1950)

Self-portrait, 1922

La Lessive (The Laundry), Emile Bernard (1868–1941) — Emile Bernard (1868–1941)

La Lessive (The Laundry), 1889

The Yellow Macauco; The Ring-Tailed Macauco, Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) — Thomas Bewick (1753–1828)

The Yellow Macauco; The Ring-Tailed Macauco, late 1700s–early 1800s

Caricature of the Laocoön represented as a Monkey in a Landscape, Nicoló Boldrini (active 1530–1570); Titian (1485 or 1490–1576) — Nicoló Boldrini (active 1530–1570); Titian (1485 or 1490–1576)

Caricature of the Laocoön represented as a Monkey in a Landscape, 1500s

Mutiny, Richard Bosman (born 1944) — Richard Bosman (born 1944)

Mutiny, 1980–1981

Family Tree Mourning Print, Roger Brown (1941–1997) — Roger Brown (1941–1997)

Family Tree Mourning Print, 1987

Les Grandes Eclipse, John E. Buck (born 1946); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004) — John E. Buck (born 1946); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004)

Les Grandes Eclipse, 1982

Clouds over Enfield (Connecticut), Asa Cheffetz (1896–1965) — Asa Cheffetz (1896–1965)

Clouds over Enfield (Connecticut), 1935

Leslie, Chuck Close (1940–2021); Crown Point Press; Tadashi Toda (1936–2000); Shunza Matsuda — Chuck Close (1940–2021); Crown Point Press; Tadashi Toda (1936–2000); Shunza Matsuda

Leslie, 1986

Landscape with Windmill, Timothy Cole (1852–1931) — Timothy Cole (1852–1931)

Landscape with Windmill, 1920

Sibyl, Bartolomeo Coriolano (circa 1599–circa 1676); Guido Reni (1575–1642) — Bartolomeo Coriolano (circa 1599–circa 1676); Guido Reni (1575–1642)

Sibyl, 1600s

Odessa, Robert Cumming (1943–2021); Vinalhaven Press (active 1985–1999) — Robert Cumming (1943–2021); Vinalhaven Press (active 1985–1999)

Odessa, 1988

Joy on the Kaw Valley Loam, Ernest Hubert Deines (1894–1967) — Ernest Hubert Deines (1894–1967)

Joy on the Kaw Valley Loam, 1946

Bathrobe, Jim Dine (born 1935) — Jim Dine (born 1935)

Bathrobe, 1975

The Triumphal Car of Emperor Maximilian I, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) — Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)

The Triumphal Car of Emperor Maximilian I, 1523

The Apocalyptic Woman, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) — Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)

The Apocalyptic Woman, 1498

Hafen (Port), Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956) — Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956)

Hafen (Port), 1899

Liegende (Reclining figure), Erich Heckel (1883–1970) — Erich Heckel (1883–1970)

Liegende (Reclining figure), 1913

On the Bluff at Long Branch at the Bathing House, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) — Winslow Homer (1836–1910)

On the Bluff at Long Branch at the Bathing House, 1870

New Year's Day, Tokyo, Helen Hyde (1868–1919) — Helen Hyde (1868–1919)

New Year's Day, Tokyo, 1914

The Presentation in the Temple (Circumcision), John Baptist Jackson (circa 1701–circa 1780); Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) — John Baptist Jackson (circa 1701–circa 1780); Paolo Veronese (1528–1588)

The Presentation in the Temple (Circumcision), 1739

Kleine Welten VI (Small Worlds VI), Vassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) — Vassily Kandinsky (1866–1944)

Kleine Welten VI (Small Worlds VI), 1922

Breaking Camp, Clare Leighton (1898 or 1899–1989) — Clare Leighton (1898 or 1899–1989)

Breaking Camp, 1931

La Seine au Pont d'Austerlitz, Auguste Louis Lepère (1849–1918) — Auguste Louis Lepère (1849–1918)

La Seine au Pont d'Austerlitz, 1887

Reitschule (Riding School), Franz Marc (1880–1916) — Franz Marc (1880–1916)

Reitschule (Riding School), 1913

Familie, Emil Nolde (1867–1956) — Emil Nolde (1867–1956)

Familie, 1917

Petit vague montante, pointe de La Haye (Small Wave Rising, Pointe de la Haye) (L'Eume apres la Vague), Henri Rivière (1864–1951) — Henri Rivière (1864–1951)

Petit vague montante, pointe de La Haye (Small Wave Rising, Pointe de la Haye) (L'Eume apres la Vague), 1892

Doubles, Susan Rothenberg (1945–2020) — Susan Rothenberg (1945–2020)

Doubles, 1980

Portrait with Scissors and Nightclub, David Salle (born 1952); Crown Point Press; Tadashi Toda (1936–2000); Shunza Matsuda — David Salle (born 1952); Crown Point Press; Tadashi Toda (1936–2000); Shunza Matsuda

Portrait with Scissors and Nightclub, 1987

Sentinel Pines, Birger Sandzén (1871–1954) — Birger Sandzén (1871–1954)

Sentinel Pines, 1919

Boston Red, Jeanette Pasin Sloan (born 1946); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004) — Jeanette Pasin Sloan (born 1946); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004)

Boston Red, 1986

Athos, Carol Summers (1925–2016) — Carol Summers (1925–2016)

Athos, 1982

Les Nécrophores (The Pall Bearers), Félix Edouard Vallotton (1865–1925) — Félix Edouard Vallotton (1865–1925)

Les Nécrophores (The Pall Bearers), 1891

Standing Figure, Max Weber (1881–1961) — Max Weber (1881–1961)

Standing Figure, circa 1919–1920

Airplane and Building, H. C. Westermann (1922–1981) — H. C. Westermann (1922–1981)

Airplane and Building, 1962

envelope, H. C. Westermann (1922–1981) — H. C. Westermann (1922–1981)

envelope, 1975

Young man standing, Anton Maria Zanetti (1680–1757); Parmigianino (1503–1540) — Anton Maria Zanetti (1680–1757); Parmigianino (1503–1540)

Young man standing, date unknown

Portrait of the actor Bando Hikosaburō V as Iwasuji, Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) — Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)

Portrait of the actor Bando Hikosaburō V as Iwasuji, 1862, Edo period (1600–1868)

Inbutsu (stamp print) of Fudō Myōō — Inbutsu (stamp print) of Fudō Myōō, 1200s–1300s, Kamakura period (1185–1333) or Muromachi period (1336–1573)

Memories of the East, Hagiwara Hideo (1913–2007) — Hagiwara Hideo (1913–2007)

Memories of the East, 1983, Showa period (1926–1989)

Woman kneeling before mirror, Hashiguchi Goyō (1880–1921) — Hashiguchi Goyō (1880–1921)

Woman kneeling before mirror, 1920, Taisho period (1912–1926)

#53 Kusatsu kara Yabase wa michi no yumi to tsuru (Sailing from Kusatsu to Yabase), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

#53 Kusatsu kara Yabase wa michi no yumi to tsuru (Sailing from Kusatsu to Yabase), 1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsura X, Kawachi Seikō (born 1948) — Kawachi Seikō (born 1948)

Katsura X, 1984, Showa period (1926–1989)

four actors from the play, "The 4 Modern Guardians Kings Return from Mt.Oyama", Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) — Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)

four actors from the play, "The 4 Modern Guardians Kings Return from Mt.Oyama", 1858, Edo period (1600–1868)

The Letter (From Kyoto), Takahashi Rikio (1917–1999) — Takahashi Rikio (1917–1999)

The Letter (From Kyoto), 1984, Showa period (1926–1989)

Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)

Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, 1865, 8th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)

Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, after 1865, Edo period (1600–1868)

Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)

Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat, 1891, Meiji period (1868–1912)

#14 Hara, Kambara, Yoshiwara, Yui, Okitsu, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

#14 Hara, Kambara, Yoshiwara, Yui, Okitsu, circa 1852, Edo period (1600–1868)