Layers of colour are applied in much the same way as in his paintings, wet on wet instead of waiting for each colour to dry before printing on the next. These layers of colour reveal themselves through the lines gouged out of each wooden block.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Passage, 1991
Date supported
1992
Medium and material
Woodcut on handmade paper
Dimensions
103 x 128 cm
Grant
5526
Total cost
7895
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