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About this work

You see sharp black ridges of ink rising against a pale sky—mountains carved from a block of wood. Heckel made this in 1948, right after the war. The jagged lines feel raw, like the land itself was wounded and is slowly healing. Woodcuts let the grain of the wood show through, so every print is slightly different. If you like the way the lines feel alive, look up the technique: woodcut.