Linocut Gandria by Carl Eugen Keel

Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The cut areas can then be pulled from the backing. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 393 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (500 × 762 pixel, file size: 210 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) {Information| |Description=Gandria, Holzschnitt von Carl Eugen Keel, 1885-1961 |Source=own picture |Date=2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 393 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (500 × 762 pixel, file size: 210 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) {Information| |Description=Gandria, Holzschnitt von Carl Eugen Keel, 1885-1961 |Source=own picture |Date=2. ... With about 200 inhabitants, Gandria is a small picturesque village at the Lake of Lugano in Switzerland. ... Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. ... Four horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer. ... A linoleum kitchen floor Linoleum is a floor covering made from solidified linseed oil (linoxyn) in combination with wood flour or cork dust over a burlap or canvas backing. ... CSI:MILWAUKEE PART 2 THE MANHUNT For THE MARINE SNIPER produced BY BRYAN NEUMANN AND CO PRODUCER KATHERINE STROMEYER LT. Neumann awoke in a deep dark smelly warehouse somewhere in the Milwaukee harbor and he realized that his Dalay 9mm was gone and so where his hand cuffs. ...

As the material being carved has no particular direction to its grain and does not tend to split, it is easier to obtain certain artistic effects than with most woods, although the resultant prints lack the wood character of wood block printing. Linoleum is also much easier to cut than wood, which must be carved away, but the pressure of the printing process degrades the plate faster. It is also difficult to create larger works due to the material's fragility.

Although linoleum as a floor-covering dates to the 1860s, the linocut was invented by the artists of Die Brücke in Germany between 1905-13. At first they described their prints as woodcuts, which sounded more respectable. Die Brücke (The Bridge) was a group of German expressionist artists formed in Dresden in 1905. ... Four horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer. ...

Colour linocuts can be made by using a different block for each colour, as in woodcut. But, as Pablo Picasso demonstrated quite effectively, such prints can also be achieved using a single piece of linoleum in what is called the 'reductive' print method. Essentially, after each successive colour is imprinted onto the paper, the artist then cleans the lino plate and goes back into the linoleum, cutting away what will not be imprinted for the subsequently applied colour.[1] Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ...

Due to ease of use, linocut is widely used in schools to introduce children to the art of printmaking; similarly, non-professional artists often use linocut rather than woodcut. But, as Picasso and Henri Matisse helped to establish, linoleum is also a respected medium for printmaking medium by professional artists as well. Students in Rome, Italy. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). ... Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. ... Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French artist, noted for his use of color and his fluid, brilliant and original draughtsmanship. ...

Selected Artists

Colour Linocut

• Irving Amen, American artist
• Valenti Angelo, American printmaker & illustrator
• Walter Inglis Anderson American artist
• Sybil Andrews Canadian artist
• Georg Baselitz, German artist
• Angel Botello, Spanish-Puerto Rican artist
• Carlos Cortez American poet and artist
• Stanley Donwood, British artist (most famous for his work with British band Radiohead). His work for Thom Yorke's album The Eraser was originally done in linocut.
• Henri Matisse, French painter
• Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter
• Ken Sprague, English artist and activist
• Folly Cove Designers American design collective
• John Paige English artist and member of the Society of Wildlife Artists

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x698, 295 KB) This picture shows a colour linocut. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x698, 295 KB) This picture shows a colour linocut. ... Irving Amen, born in New York City in 1918 is known as a master printmaker. ... Angelo, The Subway, woodblock, 1952 Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) (variant name Valenti Michael Angelo) was an Italian-American printmaker, illustrator and author, born June 23, 1897 in Massarosa, Italy. ... Walter Inglis Anderson (September 29, 1903-November 30, 1965) was an American painter. ... Sybil Andrews (1898 - 1993) was a British-born Canadian printmaker best known for her modernist linocuts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Angel Botello Angel Botello (June 20, 1913 - November 11, 1986) was a Spanish-Puerto Rican painter, sculptor and graphic artist. ... Carlos Cortez (August 13, 1923 – Janurary 19, 2005) was a poet, graphic artist, photographer, muralist and political activist, active for six decades in the Industrial Workers of the World. ... Stanley Donwood is the pen name of English writer and artist Dan Rickwood[1], who has gained fame for his work on the album and poster art for Radiohead on every release since their My Iron Lung EP (1994). ... Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, initially formed in 1986. ... Thomas Edward Yorke (born October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England) is best known as the lead singer of the English alternative rock band Radiohead. ... The Eraser is the first solo album by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, released on July 10, 2006 in the United Kingdom and on July 11 in the United States and Canada. ... Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... Ken Sprague (1927 - 2004) was an English socialist political cartoonist, journalist and activist. ... The Folly Cove Designers were a group of artists block printing on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States, in mid 20th century. ...

See also

• Block printing
• Gyotaku
• Printmaking
• Rubber stamp
• Through and through
• Woodcut
• Linoprints

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Further reading

• Rice, William S., Block Prints: How to Make Them, Milwaukee: Bruce Publishing Company, 1941.
• Draffin, Nicholas, Australian Woodcuts and Linocuts of the 1920s and 1930s, South Melbourne: Sun Books, 1976.