Trees
A woodcut print by Nicolas Party depicting trees, executed on premium BFK Rives paper with full margins. The traditional medium of woodcut is employed to explore natural forms and landscape.
- Medium
- Woodcut, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
January 19, 2022
Artists in conversation
Felix Vallotton
Swiss-French · b. 1865
Vallotton was a master of woodcut printmaking who frequently depicted natural landscapes and trees with bold contrasting forms and simplified shapes. His approach to the woodcut medium shares a similar aesthetic sensibility with Party's exploration of natural forms through traditional printmaking techniques.
Gustave Baumann
American · b. 1881
Baumann created extraordinarily refined woodcut prints of trees and landscapes, elevating the traditional woodcut medium into fine art with great technical mastery. His focus on trees and natural scenery as primary subjects makes his work directly comparable to Party's depiction of trees in woodcut form.
Katsushika Hokusai
Japanese · b. 1760
Hokusai's iconic woodcut prints frequently feature trees and natural landscapes rendered with expressive graphic clarity on fine paper with generous margins. His foundational influence on the woodcut tradition as a vehicle for depicting trees and nature connects directly to the subject matter and medium of Party's piece.
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