Johannes Larsen, “Wagtails”, woodcut on paper, listed Danish artist.
Johannes Larsen, “Wagtails”, woodcut on paper, listed Danish artist.
Characteristic bird composition depicting two wagtails within a detailed natural setting, executed as a woodcut. Signed with the JL monogram in pencil.
Origin: Denmark.
Material: Woodcut on paper.
Dimensions: Visual size 23 × 26 cm, total size 30 × 40 cm.
Period: Circa 1920s.
Condition: In excellent condition with minor signs of wear.
Bio:
Johannes Larsen (1867–1961) was a prominent Danish painter and graphic artist and a central figure among the Funen Painters. Birds and the Danish landscape became some of his most important subjects throughout his career, founded on close observation of wildlife. From the beginning of the 20th century he worked extensively with printmaking and became particularly renowned for his woodcuts. His celebrated illustrations for Steen Steensen Blicher’s Trækfuglene from 1914 are considered a major achievement in Danish book art, and during the 1920s he produced a notable series of woodcuts devoted primarily to bird subjects.
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