Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest
1915
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Stylized Sailboats is a 1915 ink by Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows sharp, angular shapes carved into black and white. The design looks like a group of sailboats with tall masts, but they’re broken into jagged lines and blocks. The paper has a textured, grainy look, and the dark background makes the white shapes stand out. The artist used a tool to cut directly into the wood, then printed it. That’s why the lines are so bold and the edges so clean—no brushstrokes here. Want to see more? Try looking up woodcut.
Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest (1916–1916) was an artist.
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