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Radial Shakes

Woodcut
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Editions Alecto Ltd. (publisher)
Rothenstein, Michael (artist)
Place of origin
UK (made)

Colour woodcut and lino-cut print on paper

Object details

Categories
Prints
Woodcuts
Object type
Woodcut
TitleRadial Shakes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodcut and lino-cut
Printing Ink
Woodcut
Brief description
'Radial Shakes', 1965, by Michael Rothenstein
Physical description
Colour woodcut and lino-cut print on paper
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.8cm
  • Width: 28.6cm
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Michael Rothenstein' (Signed in pencil)
  • 'artists proof' (Inscribed)
Gallery label
(August 2019)
An off-cut of wild elm, dried and cracked, became the radial pattern of this image, with metal relief plates as its multi-coloured target. Another piece of elm overprinted with jagged lino formed the lower elements. Rothenstein recalled how a family picnic against a ‘great wall’ of off-cut elmboards, prompted him to ‘conspire’ with nature, embedding it in the very process and texture of his prints.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2295-1966

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O694058/radial-shakes-woodcut-rothenstein-michael/
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