ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
American
Preview
Date of Work
1998
Medium
Woodcut
Edition #
9/130
Signature
Lower Right
Height
26 1/4"
Width
33 3/8"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On Display
Location
Carnegie Hall
Artist Bio
Gordon Mortensen was born in North Dakota in 1938. Morten is celebrated for his mastery of the reduction woodcut technique. He trained at the Minneapolis School of Art, Mortensen's art often draws from the natural environments of the Midwest and coastal California. Mortensen's works can involve dozens of color layers and meticulous carving stages.
Additional Information
A woodcut of Big Sur in California. Landscape, river, trees, green, brown
Condition
Excellent
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”