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I believe one of the reason the prints are rarely on display is that the paper he used was not of archival quality and has really suffered with the passage of t
by frossie 17y ago
I believe one of the reason the prints are rarely on display is that the paper he used was not of archival quality and has really suffered with the passage of time. The woodblocks are simply very rare - some recycled by the artist even IIRC to make more blocks.
- diiq 17y agoAlso, his prints are simply rare. There are less than 500 images in his entire body of work, as I recall. Only some of those used blocks (he also made lithographs, mezzotints, aquatints...), and only some of those survive.