Unknown artist – Flowering cactus on the windowsill, linocut, c. 1920–1940

Linocut of a flowering cactus on a windowsill – black and white, c. 1920–1940

A powerful linocut (also called a linoleum cut) in black on cream paper: a flowering cactus with long, jointed stems and a large flower in a pot on the windowsill, with two small cacti beside it and a curtain of quick gouge strokes above. The play of black areas and cut-away white lines is typical of interwar printmaking. The maker is unknown; there is no signature in the image.

Why we chose this piece

The print has a wonderful graphic rhythm: the cactus stems wind through the image like a garland and the flower almost seems to lean out of the window. A simple domestic subject, cut with great confidence.

Style and interior

Lovely in an Art Deco, Amsterdam School or mid-century interior, and of course for anyone who loves plants. Framed in a narrow black or oak frame, the black and white really stands out, also in a modern or Scandinavian space.

Artist: unknown
Technique: linocut on paper
Signature: not signed in the image
Dimensions: to follow shortly
Period: c. 1920–1940
Origin: the Netherlands
Condition: good condition. The paper is lightly toned, with a few small red pencil marks in the white part of the image (photo 2) and a small spot on the reverse (photo 3). The corners are lightly bumped. Loose sheet, unframed.

Price:
€ 55

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