Gargantua: Chapter VIII - Son collier 1942

Bernard Reder made this print, Gargantua: Chapter VIII - Son collier, with what looks like a woodblock or a similar kind of relief process. It's all about the contrast between black and white. The texture is amazing. Look at the way Reder carved those lines; some are thick, some are thin, and they create this incredible sense of depth and movement. In the area around the figure's neck, there's this wild, almost frantic energy. You can almost feel the artist’s hand at work, digging into the material, trying to bring this strange vision to life. And then there's that central form held in his hands. It’s a dense, chaotic mass of figures, almost like a swirling vortex. It reminds me of some of the dark, surreal visions of artists like Alfred Kubin or even Goya. It’s like Reder is pulling us into this weird, dreamlike world.