September 5 – 26, 2025
Masters of Woodcut
Jörg Maass Kunsthandel
In Person Viewing:
Rankestrasse 24, 1st floor
10789 Berlin
Online Viewing:
https://www.kunsthandel-maass.de/holzschnitte-1
Woodcut, one of the oldest and most elemental printmaking techniques, continues to captivate with its immediacy, expressive power, and formal clarity. Whether in the early 20th century or today, artists such as Erich Heckel, Emil Nolde, Christian Rohlfs, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Christiane Baumgartner, and Matthias Mansen demonstrate the medium’s remarkable diversity and timeless relevance.
What unites them is a sensitivity to reduction and abstraction, a passion for experimentation, and a direct engagement with both material and subject. Woodcut demands strength and precision, intuition, and a clear visual concept — often resulting in works created spontaneously, without preparatory drawing, through freehand cutting.
At its core, the technique thrives on contrasts: between light and dark, surface and line, tradition and innovation. Artists embrace woodcut not merely as a technique, but as an expression of artistic identity — shaped by personal style, craftsmanship, and a commitment to forging new visual languages.
