This exquisite woodcut by German illustrator Herman Kätelhön (1884-1940) depicts two miners. They stand before the entrance of a mine - both with rugged features and tired expressions.

Between 1918 and 1940, Kätelhön produced various etchings and lithographs describing the ever-industrialised German landscape and the workers labouring within it. He held a deep respect for the mining community and immersed himself in its claustrophobic underground world.

Signed in pencil, framed and glazed.

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Medium: Woodcut on paper
Overall size: 23½” x 29” / 59cm x 73cm
Year of creation: c. 1930
Condition: Artwork presents well.