Medium: Linocut/Linoleum
Linocut, or linoleum print, is another type of relief printmaking. The same carving techniques are used as in woodcut prints, but the image is carved into a sheet of linoleum instead of wood. Linoleum was invented by Frederick Walton in the United Kingdom in the mid-1800s as a new flooring material. It is a softer material than wood, making it easier to cut into, and it keeps its shape, allowing for precise lines or grooves that repel the ink in relief prints. Ink is applied to the final raised areas with a brayer and then printed onto the paper either by hand or with a printing press.
Explore Linoleum prints in the collection
John Newman, Second Thoughts II, color linocut, 1995, 2008.520.35.
El Ronan, Three for a Funeral, linocut and gold leaf, 2019, 2019.67.3.
Alynn Guerra, Sprawl, linocut, 2024, 2024.60.1.
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Alynn Guerra
Header Images
Left
Henk Krijger, Psalm Print Series- Psalm 8, duoprint from linocuts, 1977, 2021.64.7.
Pieter Holstein, Untitled, linocut, 2002.0266.1.
Samii Gach, Annabel Lee, linocut and watercolor, 2012, 2012.126.1.
Center
Ruth Egnater, Autumn Sky, linocut, 2014, 2015.78.1.
El Ronan, Return, linocut, 2019, 2019.67.11.
Alyssa Medina, "E" is for Elephant, linocut, 2019, 2019.71.1.
Right
Emily Miller, Untitled, linocut, 2013, 2022.46.15.
Ronald L. Hafly, A Century of Progress, linocut, 1935, L11.2022.562.
Lizzy Husted, Repair A Hold Place (Of Worship), linocut, 2022, 2022.15.2.