(Ostriches) by Max Nathan

(Ostriches) by Max Nathan

(Ostriches)

Max Nathan

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Title

(Ostriches)

 
Artist

Max Nathan

  1880 - 1952 (biography)
Year
c. 1920  
Technique
woodcut 
Image Size
4 x 3 5/16" image size 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
not stated 
Annotations
'eget tryk' lower left 
Reference
 
Paper
white soft laid paper 
State
proof 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
4277 
Price
$225.00 
Description

Known primarily for his idyllic landscapes and village scenes, Danish painter Max Nathan took up woodcut later in his career. Stylistically he moved away from the soft, almost Impressionist work he was known for and delved into a minimalist, black and white format when working with wood and chisel. As well, he focused on exotic animals and often portrayed them in their presumed habitat, though he does not appear to have traveled outside of Europe. Here, two elegant ostriches preen and nibble on greenery, two pyramids in the background representing the African continent they come from. However, the plumes on their heads are fanciful and not akin to any known variety of ostrich that exists today.

 
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