Jonathan Kaufman
Moorings, Giudecca, 1979
woodcut on paper
36.5 x 49.5 cm
and dated (lower right): 'J Kaufman 1979'
1995-6
© Jonathan Kaufman
Photo: Bridgeman images
This print depicts a quiet, peaceful corner of Venice, the Giudecca island, with the San Giorgio Maggiore church visible in the distance, towards the left corner of the composition. Kaufman’s...
This print depicts a quiet, peaceful corner of Venice, the Giudecca island, with the San Giorgio Maggiore church visible in the distance, towards the left corner of the composition. Kaufman’s delicate rendition of this landscape on a grey day celebrates the woodcut medium by foregrounding the texture of the wood grain.