The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
The Virtuoso
1919
(American, 1871–1956)
Image: 16.2 x 20.8 cm (6 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Gorden W. Hasse 1972.105
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Prasse, W 181
Location: not on view
Description
Feininger loved fine quality handmade papers, particularly those from Japan which are relatively soft and thus have a capacity for absorbing the ink, an essential quality in the printing of woodblocks. The resulting rich, deep, satisfying black of a successful proof is the ultimate in the fulfillment of a perfectly cut block. This impression of The Virtuoso, printed on yellow Japanese Kozo paper, is the only one known.- Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).German Expressionist Graphics. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 7-October 5, 1980).Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
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