Dos Santos

Le pendu

1925

ARTIST:

Dos Santos, Jodo Rodolfo


Technique:

Woodcut


Paper:

Cream wove 16 x 12 cm


Condition:

Yellowing of the paper with age, the image is stable and is in excellent condition.


Realisation / Publication:

Printed as a postcard in an unknown edition


Reference / Literature:

Any scholarly work on Weimar art might be a good place to start to help you understand the psychology behind this kind of imagery.


Provenance:

Private dealer, Europe. 2014


Asking:

Contact for price


Isn’t this work just charming! While the artist may have been Spanish, one needs to consider that Weimar influences pervaded European thought and the creative landscape. The bleak subject matter testifies to this theory.