Gestileerde gezichten of maskers by Alexander Cranendoncq

Gestileerde gezichten of maskers c. 1820 - 1830

aged paper

toned paper

textured paper

cut out

sculpture

paper texture

unrealistic statue

folded paper

cut-out

cutout

"Gestileerde gezichten of maskers" (stylized faces or masks) is a wooden printing block created by the Dutch artist Alexander Cranendoncq in the early 19th century. The block features a single stylized face with simplified features, carved in a bold and expressive manner. This work exemplifies the artist's interest in exploring the human form through simplified and abstract means, a common theme in Cranendoncq's work. The block is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.