Oscar Droege 1898 - 1982
Oscar Droege was an exceptional woodblock artist and
one of the best of the German woodblock practitioners.
He was born and died in Hamburg, and is a
quintessential German proponent of the woodblock, or
the “farbholzschnitt”. He was an art student in
Darmstadt, Dusseldorf and Hamburg. Around 1922 he
was taught the art of the woodblock by Professor von
Kalkreuths and it was soon discovered that his
technique and eye were exceptional. The outcome of
 this can be clearly seen in his woodblocks.
The majority of his works were of landscapes which
 had their own style, although he also created some
astonishingly jubilant floral woodcuts.
The compositions of these are almost Art Nouveau in
style, although it is hard to tell if this was intentional or
was merely a result of his studies.

Colour woodblock towering
conifer signed lower right
in pencil
235x402mm

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Oscar Droege - Birches In Autumn.