Saturday 9 July 2011

NOID and Horse Ploughing


This small (16 x 11 cm) but very powerful German linocut ("linolschnitt") is a good occasion asking your help reading the signature (click for embiggen). Maybe a certain German reader will be obliged shedding his light. I think it is amazing how well the composition, the proportions and perspective, the atmosphere (sunset ?) and the backlight are all combined in this great little chiaroscuro print.


As a bonus, creating a thematical posting I throw in all prints of horse ploughing I could find and remember.  It will be by no means "complete". Please feel free sending me others. The email adress can be found above: contact. 


Ernest Hamlin Baker (US, 1889-1975), maybe not a real relief print but to good not  showing.

Hans Frank (Austria  1884-1948)
Verpilleux, Emille Antoine (France1888-1964)

Hans Frank (Austria 1884-1948)
Ethel Spowers (Great Brittain 1890-1947)

Robert B. Robinson (US, 1886-1952)

Claire Leighton (Great Brittain 1898-1989)
Claire Leighton (Great Brittain 1898-1989)

Ernest Watson (Great Brittain 1884-1969)
Ernest Watson (Great Brittain 1884-1969)

Max Sparer (Germany 1886-1968)
Carl Krebs (Germany  1898-1977)

Karl Krebs (Germany 1898-1977) ox ploughing


Mary Lancaster (Great Brittain 1864 -?)

Unknown (US)
 Carl Lohse (germany 1895-1965)
 Carl Lohse (germany 1895-1965)

Alberto Beltran (Mexico. 1923- )
Emil Nolde (germany)
Robert von Neumann (German-American 1888-1976)

Unknown artist
Sylvan Boxsius (Great Britain. 1878- ?) but without the horse.

Alan Lewis (Australia 1973-1957)

I will be ploughing and combing my beach coming week, so there's a little break in posting.  But much more nice printed matter is coming soon.

7 comments:

  1. The dignity of labour - especially agricultural - was such a popular theme then. Great examples.

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  2. An older one for you - http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/0227-Saxon-Emblems-of-the-Month-of-January/

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  3. what a great selection; it's interesting how some of them are so similar. i wonder if rockwell kent did one.

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  4. No idea about the id but I wonder why this image was so popular (along with galleons).

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  5. Thank you Silas. And Liam, I found the picture in the Link (thank you): a 19th century ox-plough wood engraving, and Lily I couldn't find any by Rockwell Kent. Charles, I think before mechanisation took over this was so very common a sight as Silas said: the dignity of labor. Looking foreward to your galleons posting.
    Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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  6. Surely Thomas Hart Benton depicted the subject of ploughing in his heroic fashion. I'll look for one and send a link. I'm anonymous 'cause I don't know how to do the other options.

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  7. Thank you, I look forward to your email.

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