Oriental Landscape
1998
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View on museum website →Medium
color woodcut on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 41.3 x 30.7 cm (16 1/4 x 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Wally Reinhardt
Accession Number
2000.101.5
Art Historical Context
**Oriental Landscape** is a captivating color woodcut created by American artist Robert Keyser in 1998. Measuring 41.3 x 30.7 cm, this print on wove paper evokes the beauty of Eastern-inspired scenery, blending traditional motifs with modern sensibility. Acquired as a gift from Wally Reinhardt and housed in the National Gallery of's CG-W department, it exemplifies the enduring appeal of landscape imagery in contemporary printmaking. Woodcuts, one of the oldest printmaking techniques, involve meticulously carving designs into wooden blocks, inking them, and pressing onto paper—often requiring ...