Strike in the Ruhr

1929

Lucienne Bloch

Associated Names
Lucienne Bloch

Artist, American, born Switzerland 1909 - 1999

The image shows a street-level perspective looking down a narrow alley or street. Groups of people are gathered along the sides, depicted with bold black lines suggesting movement and conversation. The street leads to a factory complex with tall smokestacks in the distance at the center. The style exhibits strong contrasts typical of woodcut technique, with dense lines creating texture. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing the stark graphic quality in black and white. The texture is rough, adding to the industrial atmosphere expressed by the architecture and figures present.
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lower left below image in graphite: STrike in the Ruhr 1929; lower right below image in block: L. BLOCH; lower right below image in graphite: Lucienne Bloch

Wikidata ID

Q76455319

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