The Forest Pool

1939

John Buckland Wright

Associated Names
John Buckland Wright

Artist, British, 1897 - 1954

Torch Press

Printer

The Woodcut Society

Publisher, 1932 - 1954

The image shows a straight-on and slightly elevated view of a dense and lush jungle scene. The thick canopy of trees and foliage obscures the horizon, focusing attention on the jungle interior. The textured tree trunks are depicted with strong, varied cross-hatching brushstrokes. The monochromatic color palette highlights intricate details of plants and trees. Close to the viewer, large leaves and dense undergrowth can be seen, with two figures near a small pool of water. In the background, thick foliage forms an impenetrable wall of greenery.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.2 × 19.7 cm (6 × 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8835

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1942

  • Fowler, Alfred. Catalogue Raisonné of The Woodcut Society. Kansas City, MO: The Woodcut Society, 1942, no. 16.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix C, pp. 144-145, no. 16.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 99/200; lower right in graphite: John Buckland Wright

Wikidata ID

Q65022313

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