Surface section

The surface technique is a variant of the woodcut . In contrast to the black line cutting and the white line technique , it is not the lines that dominate in this process, but the large shapes of the surface. It has been characteristic of woodcuts since the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This technique takes into account the natural properties of the wood with its grain and structure.

The artists who used the surface technique include

• Paul Gauguin
• Edvard Munch
• Ewald Mataré
• Georges Braque
• Gerhard Altenbourg
• Herbert Tucholski
• Wilhelm Rudolph