1910
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Magi is a 1910 ink by Christian Rohlfs, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows three robed figures in a dark, tangled setting. The central figure holds out a small box—maybe a gift—while the others reach toward them. Their faces are simple shapes, almost like masks, and the background swirls with sharp, jagged lines that look like stormy clouds or trees. The artist carved these shapes into wood, then inked the raised parts to create the image. That’s called woodcut, and it makes the lines feel rough and urgent. Next, check out woodcut to see how this technique works.
Christian Rohlfs (November 22, 1849 - January 8, 1938) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the important representatives of German expressionism.
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