Herbert Klettke(1923-1984), The Harvest
, 1949. Woodcut on thin handmade paper, 27 cm x 22 cm (image), 42 cm x 29.5 cm (folio), signed in the printing block at upper right "KL[ettke]" and again in pencil at lower right, dated "1949", inscribed "Die Ernte" at lower left.
- Upper margin partly thinned, a little bit creased, otherwise good condition
- The energy of harvesting -
The complementary black and white figures complement each other to form an axially symmetrical figuration. They seem to diverge from the overlapping arms and legs. The resulting black and white tension is further dynamized by the interlocking scythe blades, while the grain growing up around the farm workers has the effect of an expressionistic energetic discharge.
