Garden Bouquet (Gartenstrauss) by Johanna Metzner

Garden Bouquet (Gartenstrauss) c. 20th century

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Johanna Metzner's "Garden Bouquet (Gartenstrauss)" is a colorful woodcut print from the early 20th century. The artwork depicts a vibrant floral arrangement in a blue vase, with a background composed of diagonal lines, suggesting a tabletop. The flowers are stylized, with bold lines and flat planes of color, characteristic of the Expressionist style. Metzner's use of vivid hues and simplified forms creates a dynamic and engaging composition. The print, currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, offers a glimpse into the artist's fascination with the beauty and vibrancy of nature.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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Johanna Metzner studied in Weimar, Germany, and is thought to have lived in nearby Erfurt. After printing Garden Bouquet, she went back in with a brush and added hand coloring to the blues and purples, and decorated the background with slashes of tan. Because woodcuts didn’t require a printing press, people could make them at home. They simply needed a knife, a block of wood or linoleum, inks, and a wooden spoon to rub along the back of the paper to transfer color from the inked block.