Holiday Makers 1957 - 1961

Anatoli Kaplan made this image of Holiday Makers, using lithography, a printmaking process that invites a real conversation between the artist and the stone. Look how Kaplan lets the marks accumulate! The stippled background sets a visual rhythm, like a gentle hum. Then, up front, the bold strokes that make up the figures. It's like he's inviting us to see the world through a screen of textures, layers of experience that shift and shimmer. I’m really drawn to the way he captures the folds and patterns of the fabric. Each line, each dot feels intentional, but the overall effect is one of spontaneity and freedom. Kaplan's work reminds me a bit of Käthe Kollwitz, in the way he uses a limited palette to convey deep emotion and the everyday struggles of people. But there's also a lightness here, a sense of joy in the act of making. It's a testament to the power of art to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary, inviting us to pause, reflect, and find beauty in the unexpected.