Unfriendly Man over the City
1946
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woodcut
Dimensions
overall: 35.3 × 25 cm (13 7/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl and Gerda With
Accession Number
2012.119.6
Art Historical Context
Hans Orlowski's *Unfriendly Man over the* (1946) is a compelling woodcut print, measuring 35.3 × 25 cm, now housed in the National Gallery Art's portfolio collection (Department CG-W). Created just after World War II, this intimate-scale work reflects the turbulent post-war era in Europe, a time when artists grappled with destruction, reconstruction, and human alienation. Orlowski, a mid-20th-century print, employs the woodcut medium—a relief printing technique where images are carved into wood blocks—to achieve bold contrasts and stark lines, evoking emotional intensity typical of the period'...