20th century
American
Works On Paper
Prints
color woodcut monoprint on Japanese paper
Sheet: 18 × 24 in. (45.72 × 60.96 cm)
Image: 16 7/8 × 22 in. (42.86 × 55.88 cm)
54.20.25
Not on view
"Block painting" is a technique developed by Charles Smith which combines oil painting and woodcut printing. See inscription for 54.20.1 for more information.
Signed Charles Smith in black colored pencil lower left
Inscribed in graphite lower right: Clown
John Barton Payne Fund
"How a Block Painting is Made", Virginia Museum Traveling Exhibition, 1954-1981
©artist or artist’s estate

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