What is a woodcut?
Woodcut is a printing technique where an image is carved into the surface of a woodblock using gouges, with the remaining flat surface holding the ink for printing. The areas cut away by the artist do not carry ink, while the uncut areas do, producing the desired print. The carving follows the wood's grain, unlike wood engraving, where the block is cut across the end-grain. Ink is applied to the surface with a roller, ensuring only the flat, uncarved areas receive ink, leaving the recessed, non-printing areas clean.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO WOODCUT
Damien Hirst
Picolinic Acid, 2011
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
GBP 12,000 - 15,600
Tracey Emin
Laying Back, 2008
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
GBP 10,000
Alex Katz
Anda and Dino (from A Tremor in the Morning), 1986
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 6,500
Alex Katz
Kriti and Vincent (from A Tremor in the Morning), 1986
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 6,500
Alex Katz
Peter and Linda (from A Tremor in the Morning), 1986
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 6,500
Alex Katz
Rackstraw and Peggy (from a Tremor in the Morning), 1986
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 6,500
Jim Dine
Nine Views of Winter 2, 1985
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 5,000
Damien Hirst
Perillartine, 2012
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
GBP 14,000 - 16,000
Josef Albers
Astatic (Danilowitz 116), 1944
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 10,200
Sean Scully
Conversation, 1986
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
EUR 14,400
Jim Dine
Double Venus Woodcut II, 1984
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 3,060
Jim Dine
Left Panel, from The Three Sydney Close Woodcuts, 1983
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
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Julian Opie
Apartment 8, 2021
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 1,950
Julian Opie
Apartment 4, 2021
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
USD 1,950
Harland Miller
LUV, 2023
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
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Nicolas Party
Sunset, 2021
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
GBP 7,000 - 10,000
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