L'Eau Noir - Allaman by Robert Hainard

LEau Noir - Allaman by Robert Hainard

L'Eau Noir - Allaman

Robert Hainard

Title

L'Eau Noir - Allaman

 
Artist

Robert Hainard

  1906 - 1999 (biography)
Year
1941  
Technique
color woodcut 
Image Size
5 1/4 x 6 1/2" image 
Signature
pencil signed lower left margin and again in India ink in lower right image 
Edition Size
44 of 62  
Annotations
ink titled, dated "31 Mai 1941", and pencil editioned, lower right corner 
Reference
 
Paper
fine, antique-white laid 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
20140 
Price
SOLD
Description
What appears to be a pastel drawing is in fact an expertly executed color woodcut of a European snow vole, peeking out from the brush along the L'Eau Noir river in Allaman, Swizterland. Hainard was particularly noted for his unusual technique which produced a texture and softness not usually found in woodcut. Whether he wanted to achieve elegance or coziness, his style made for delightfully intriguing imagery of the natural world.

Snow voles favor rocky crevices, screes, and other burrowing areas that protect them from predators,. They live underground during the snowy winter months. Robert Hainard employs his unique woodcut technique, appearing textured like an oil pastel, to capture the secretive world of the little alpine rodent.