Das Konzert
1938
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wood engraving in green [trial proof]
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.17.460
Art Historical Context
**Das Konzert (The Concert)** by Imre Reiner, in 1938, captures a moment of musical harmony through the meticulous art of wood engraving. This trial proof, printed in green ink, represents an experimental stage in the printmaking process, allowing the artist to refine composition and tone before final production. Reiner, a skilled Hungarian-born graphic artist, was renowned for his precise, modernist line work in wood engravings, often explored everyday scenes with a contemporary edge. Wood engraving, a technique where fine lines are incised into the end-grain of hardwood blocks, enabled Rein...
About the Artist
Imre Reiner
**Imre Reiner** (1900–1987) was a Hungarian-born Swiss painter, graphic artist, typographer, and master illustrator whose multifaceted career bridged sculpture, experimental typography, and exquisite wood engravings. Born on August 18, 1900, in Versec (now Vršac, Serbia) to a Jewish family—his father a sculptor and stone carver who apprenticed him young—Reiner began formal studies at age 15 in scu...