The Virtuoso

1919
(American, 1871–1956)
Image: 16.2 x 20.8 cm (6 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Prasse, W 181
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: not on view

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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.
The Virtuoso

The Virtuoso

1919

Lyonel Feininger

(American, 1871–1956)
America, 20th century

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