Jirí Altmann

Czech, born 1942

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The image displays bold black and white shapes and lines arranged in abstract figures and forms. An intricate interplay between negative and positive spaces is created, resulting in a stylized silhouette resembling a human profile at the center. The upper part features arched abstract text reading "THOMAS BECKET," curving over the central figure. Below, a clenched hand emerges from the abstract shapes. The composition evokes the outlines of a theatrical mask or a crowned figure.
Jirí Altmann, Thomas Becket, 1965, woodcut on laid paper, Gift of Gerald Cerny, 2000.166.2

Thomas Becket

Jirí Altmann · 1965 · woodcut on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2000.166.2