Description:

Åke Holm
Composition with three heads.
Coloured woodcut.

Artist: Åke Holm (1900–1980)
Technique: Woodcut in colours
Motif: Three profiles
Image size: 14 × 22.5 cm
Frame: 25 × 32.5 cm
Signature: Signed lower right “Å. Holm”
Period: Mid-20th century
Condition: Excellent condition, minor age wear

A characteristic graphic work by the Swedish artist and ceramicist Åke Holm, noted for his expressive and stylised compositions with religious and figurative themes.

Bio:
Åke Holm (1900–1980) was a Swedish artist and ceramicist based in Höganäs. He worked primarily with religious themes in both ceramics and prints, creating works marked by simplicity, bold lines, and strong expression. His woodcuts and ceramic figures are today considered highly collectible and represent an important strand of Swedish mid-20th century modernism.