Paaskaart van ir. C.J. Asselbergs voor 1934 1934

This print, an Easter card, was made by Agta Meijer in 1934. It looks like a woodcut, all done with gouges, chisels, and ink. It's amazing how the black and white creates a sense of depth and light, as if the artist was sculpting the image. I am thinking about the artist leaning over the block, slowly working away at the surface, carefully carving each line. Maybe she was thinking about the receiver, or maybe she was thinking about the techniques of other printmakers. It's an interesting image - the flowers almost seem to explode from the ground. I am curious about the botanical reference, if any, or if these are imagined plants? What I think is so fascinating about a print like this is how it embodies a conversation across time. Meijer's work speaks to the history of printmaking, to the works of Dürer, but also to the future, to contemporary artists who are pushing the boundaries of printmaking today. Artists are always talking to each other, inspiring each other to see the world in new ways.