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© Bruce M. White, 2006.
The Birds (Les Oiseaux), from Xylographies
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (Russian, 1866 - 1944)

The Birds (Les Oiseaux), from Xylographies

Date1909
MediumHeliogravure, after original woodcut
Credit LineArt History Department Fund
Dimensions12 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (32.1 x 32.1 cm)
Object number2004.011.001D
Label TextIn the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries artists began to experiment with earlier printmaking techniques that had gradually fallen out of use. Vasily Kandinsky, working in Munich just after the turn of the century, became particularly interested in the woodcut. The prints in his Xylographies portfolio are executed in a style that combines elements of Jugendstil (the German version of art nouveau) and Russian folk art.
Exhibition HistoryInvention and Revival: Northern European Prints, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 12 - May 15, 2005
Modern and Contemporary Masters, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 24 - May 17, 2009
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, March - May 2004.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2009.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 147.
ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from F.A. Bernett, Boston, Massachusetts.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Works of Art on Paper