Hans Neumann Jr. (1873–1957 Germany) Houtsnede 'Venetie' ~1900

Hans Neumann Jr. (1873–1957 Germany)
Houtsnede 'Venetie' ~1900
Gemonogrammeerd met "HN"
Afmetingen: 18 x 17,8 cm
Provenance: Galerie Bernd Dürr, München; uit nalatenschap van Hans Neumann Jr.
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Hans Neumann Jr. (1873–1957) was a prominent German artist, known primarily as a painter, illustrator, poster designer, and a significant figure in the German color woodcut (Farbholzschnitt) movement. Neumann studied at the academies in Kassel and Berlin, under his father, the landscape painter Emil Neumann. He was encouraged by artist Otto Eckmann to focus on the woodcut technique and began experimenting with color woodcuts around 1902/03. He was noted for developing a distinct, modern, and simplified style, with a more cautious use of the keyblock than his contemporaries, often influenced by Japanese printmaking (ukiyo-e). In 1905, the critic Wilhelm Michel described him as "the most mature stylist of Munich woodcuts”. He took over the chairmanship of the "Vereinigung Graphic" (Graphic Association) in 1903. In 1906, he participated in the first graphic exhibition of the artist community "Die Brücke" alongside artists like Wassily Kandinsky. His artworks frequently featured natural subjects, with swans being a favorite theme, as well as landscapes, often depicting the Bavarian forest or Venetian scenes.  He was the son of the painter and teacher Emil Neumann (1842-1903). His older brother was Ernst Neumann (1871-1954), also an acclaimed artist and woodcut artist.