The Archer [L'Arciere]
1917
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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1917
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows a muscular man bending over, holding a bow and arrow. His body is twisted, one arm stretched back, the other gripping the bow. The background looks like swirling clouds or waves, and the ground has tangled roots or vines. The artist used only two blocks of wood to create the red-brown and ocher tones, a technique that makes the image stand out sharply. Next, look up woodcut to see how artists carve and print images like this.
