The courtyard of the house at 4 Pilies St
Author: |
Wilhelm Ossecki (1892–1958) |
Created: | 1925 |
Material: | paper |
Technique: | colour woodcut |
Dimensions: | 26 × 20 cm |
Signature: | inscription: Podwórze przy ul. Zamkowej 4 / Ossecki |
Series ‘Vilnius 1925’.
Ossecki used various engraving techniques, such as colour woodcut, etching, aquatint and mezzotint, and his prints come in various sizes. He selected different techniques for different views. In his woodcuts, he liked to portray the narrow streets and yards of the Old Town, showing the tight and compressed spaces, and the tough, sharp and unyielding nature of the stone architecture. He expressed the mysteriousness of the city by means of dramatic lighting and sharp contrasts between light and shade.
Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima LaučkaitėExpositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė). ‘Vilnius Forever. A Dialogue of Artworks and Guides to the City’, 25 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curator Laima Laučkaitė.