A sepia-toned print of a crowded sidewalk filled with people, most dressed in winter clothing, walking, talking, and playing instruments.

New Year's Eve

Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963)

Date

ca. 1934
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Wood engraving
Dimensions

Image: 7 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.
Edition

unknown
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. in block: AA [monogram]
l.c. beneath image, in graphite: New Years eve
l.r. beneath image, in graphite: Abramovitz
Verso:
u.l. in graphite: 400-
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1987.13
Copyright

Status undetermined

Modern Masters of the Woodcut

November 8, 2014–January 18, 2015

This exhibition showcases the evolution of the woodcut, proving that while the methodology of woodblock printing is not much changed over the last century, the pliant medium is capable of bold new forms of artistic expression.

Location: Off view

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