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Lion in the Forest

A work made of woodcut from black, tan, light blue, dark blue, mauve, red, pink, and gray blocks on japanese paper.

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  • A work made of woodcut from black, tan, light blue, dark blue, mauve, red, pink, and gray blocks on japanese paper.

Date:

1953

Artist:

Ynez Johnston
American, 1920-2019

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Ynez Johnston

Title

Lion in the Forest

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1953

Medium

Woodcut from black, tan, light blue, dark blue, mauve, red, pink, and gray blocks on Japanese paper

Dimensions

Image: 41.5 × 65.7 cm (16 3/8 × 25 7/8 in.); Sheet: 52.7 × 73.2 cm (20 3/4 × 28 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior bequest of Vera Berdich

Reference Number

2006.155

Extended information about this artwork

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