Artist: Åke Holm (1900–1980)
Title/Motif: Biblical motif (group of figures by water, fish in foreground)
Technique: Woodcut in colors on paper
Image size: 21 × 18 cm
Frame size: 36 × 26 cm
Signature: Signed “Å Holm” lower right, numbered 29/250 lower left
Period: Mid-20th century
Condition: Good condition with minor signs of age
A characteristic graphic work by Swedish artist Åke Holm, renowned for his religious and biblical themes expressed both in ceramics and prints. The work shows a group of stylized figures by the water with fish in the foreground, executed in Holm’s simplified yet expressive woodcut style.
Bio:
Åke Holm (1900–1980) was a Swedish ceramicist, painter and printmaker, trained at Höganäsbolaget. He is best known for his religious subjects and his simplified, expressive style, often drawing on biblical narratives. His works – ceramic reliefs as well as graphic prints – are today regarded as some of the most distinctive examples of Swedish 20th-century religious art.
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