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[The Seamstress], from the periodical "The Studio"

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[The Seamstress], from the periodical "The Studio"

Artist: Emil Orlik (1870 - 1932) Primary
Date: 1896
19th century
Dimensions: 6.3 x 6.1 in. (16 x 15.5 cm)
Dimensions Extent: image
Object Type: Print
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Medium and Support: Two-color woodcut on paper
Credit Line: Gift of James M. Reed, 2017.
Accession Number: 2017.35.22
This work is not currently on view


Orlik used only two tones for this woodcut, which limited the number of separate blocks required. Like many of his European contemporaries, he was fascinated by Japanese woodblock prints, and in 1900 would undertake a journey to Japan to learn the traditional technique.




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Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use the simple term "prints." With regard to photographs, prefer "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."
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