Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Jetty, Sennen Cove
John Edgar PlattLinkedCulture matchlcp-29f2768b14b5
- Date
- 1921–22
- Medium
- Color woodcut
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 127523
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Today Sennen Cove, at the southwestern tip of England, is popular with surfers. But in the early 1920s it was filled with boats, and the black roundhouse contained a winch for pulling them onto shore. (Today this building contains souvenirs, and the cottage with a thatch roof is a vacation rental.) John Platt used a separate block for each of the seven colors in this exquisite bird’s-eye view. He purposely chose a plank with curved grain to print the rounded green coastline, then further enhanced the curves with the direction of his brushstrokes while inking the printing block. Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of Marla J. Kinney
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