Woodcut in blue-gray. Signed and numbered on the reverse. From an edition of 33 copies (in different colors). On Kumohadamashi washi by Heizaburo Iwano. 77 x 103 cm. Sheet: 107 x 129,5 cm.
Printed by Nik Hausmann, Franz Gertsch, Maria Gertsch & Druckercrew (Bendicht Gertsch, Albrecht Gertsch). Published by Franz Gertsch. [CH].

• With large-scale woodcuts in a precise technique Gertsch developed, the artist has opened up new dimensions in the traditional medium.
• The artist achieves the singular colors of his woodcuts by utilizing the elaborate composition of the most precious color pigments.
• In 1999, Gertsch was represented at the Venice Biennale for the second time after 1978 (solo presentation).
• The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk honors the artist, who passed away in 2022, with a comprehensive retrospective until November 10.
We are grateful to the Gertsch family, Bern, for the kind supopor in cataloging this lot.
LITERATURE: Andrea Firmenich, Johannes Janssen (eds.), Franz Gertsch. Holzschnitte. Aus der Natur gerissen, with a register of prints from 1972 to 2008 as a preliminary catalogue raisonné by Rainer Michael Mason, Cologne 2013, no. 28 B a (of B b) (with b/w illus., different copy)..

Galerie im Park, Burgdorf. From a Southern German collection (acquired from the above in 2004)

Hand-printed, with a fine overall impression. Slight horizontal crease in the center. Small squeeze marks and slight creases in the margins outside the image, more pronounced in the bottom left margin. Tiny pressure mark in the bottom margin. Tiny pinholes in the upper corners of the sheet, probably resulting from the printing process.