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Wuthering heights / Fritz Eichenberg. – Antique Wall Art

Wuthering heights / Fritz Eichenberg., [1943] — antique engraving
Wuthering heights / Fritz Eichenberg., [1943]. Antique engraving from the Fine Art Prints collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Wuthering heights / Fritz Eichenberg., an antique engraving rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Wuthering heights / Fritz Eichenberg.

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Fritz Eichenberg's wood engraving takes its subject from Emily Brontë's 1847 novel, and the record's subject headings point to Heathcliff himself, the brooding outsider whose cruelty and anguish drive the book. Eichenberg, a German-born artist who settled in the United States, became known for illustrating classic novels with stark black-and-white woodcut and wood engraving work. Dating from around 1943, the print belongs to a period when American publishers commissioned such illustrated editions, and its heavy contrasts of light and shadow convey the emotional distress the novel's moors and characters are known for.

Created / published[1943]
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
GenreBook illustrations 1940-1950.Wood engravings 1940-1950.
SubjectsBrontë, Emily,--1818-1848. Wuthering heights. Heathcliff (Fictitious character)--1940-1950. Distress--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,196 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-172486

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