Artist Demonstrating Edvard Munch’s Jigsaw Woodcut Technique

Conservator and printmaker Christina Taylor demonstrates the jigsaw woodcut printing technique that artist Edvard Munch used to create the two colorful prints titled “Woman’s Head Against the Shore,” 1899, in the Harvard Art Museums’ collection. These prints will be on view at the Harvard Art Museums in the exhibition “States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte,” from September 4, 2021–January 2, 2022. By decoding creative choices that the artist pursued or abandoned in each successive step, the exhibition helps uncover the full breadth of experimentation and demystifies printmaking terminology and techniques. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: Edvard Munch, Norwegian, “Woman’s Head Against the Shore,” 1899. Woodcut printed in turquoise-green and pale and dark orange ink on off-white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums, . © The Munch Museum / The Munch-Ellingsen Group / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Exhibition—“States of Play: Prints from