Shoemaker

1937

Will Barnet

Associated Names
Will Barnet

Artist, American, 1911 - 2012

The image shows a stylized print of a person seated in profile. The person is facing away from the viewer, with their head turned to the side. Their facial features include a prominent nose and an outline of the face. The person has a receding hairline and is wearing a striped shirt with contrasting light and dark stripes. They are holding an object in one hand and there is another tool on the table. The background consists of abstract shapes and lines, including a circular object resembling a wheel or cog. The setting appears to be a workspace.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Will Barnet

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.6 x 39.4 cm (12 1/16 x 15 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 36.7 x 53 cm (14 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.55.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cole 1972, no. 53

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1972

  • Cole, Sylvan. Will Barnet: Etchings, Lithographs, Woodcuts, Serigraphs, 1932-1972, Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Associated American Artists, 1972, no. 53.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Shoemaker; lower center in graphite: Work proof (unfinished); lower right in graphite: Will Barnet; by unknown hand/s, lower right in graphite: 1937 1937

Wikidata ID

Q74874454

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