Description:

Åke Holm
Woodcut with biblical motif.

Artist: Åke Holm (1900–1980)
Title/Motif: Biblical motif
Technique: Woodcut in colors
Image size: 23 × 15 cm
Frame size: 33 × 23.5 cm
Signature: Signed “Å Holm” lower right
Period: Mid-20th century
Condition: Very good condition, minor wear to frame

A characteristic woodcut by Swedish artist and ceramicist Åke Holm, renowned for his expressive, stylized depictions of biblical and religious themes. Holm often used strong contrasts between figure and background, lending his works a monumental and timeless quality.

Bio:
Åke Holm (1900–1980) was a Swedish ceramicist, sculptor, and printmaker based in Höganäs. He is especially recognized for his ceramic works and woodcuts with biblical and mythological motifs, executed in a modernist, stylized manner. His works are represented in several Nordic museums and collections, and today he is considered a key figure in 20th-century Swedish art and craft.