Manao Tupapau (She is Haunted by a Spirit)

About this work

This woodcut shows a reclining nude woman with her head turned away. Her body is smooth but drawn with quick, sharp lines. Behind her, a dark, swirling shape looms like a ghostly presence. The background has faint outlines of a landscape—trees, a mountain, and a boat—all sketched lightly. The title hints this scene might play with fear or the unseen. The artist used a tool to carve into wood, then printed it like a stamp. That’s how the lines got so bold and the paper so textured. Check out how woodcut works next.