linocut
noun
li·no·cut
ˈlī-nō-ˌkət 
: a print made from a design cut into a mounted piece of linoleum
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Throughout the 1970s, Baselitz produced numerous upside-down landscapes and portraits, delving into fingerpainting around the middle of the decade and branching out into linocuts a few years later.
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News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026
New York Courtesy of the artist Growing up in Sudan, Khalil learned linocut because that’s what the British used in producing textiles.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Illustrations across the hotel have a similar motive, such as the linocuts by Christopher Brown depicting the likes of Edith Sitwell and Nancy Cunard.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2026
Many fine films were deemed too extreme for anyone under eighteen, including several that earned a linocut from Strausfeld.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026
New York Courtesy of the artist Growing up in Sudan, Khalil learned linocut because that’s what the British used in producing textiles.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Illustrations across the hotel have a similar motive, such as the linocuts by Christopher Brown depicting the likes of Edith Sitwell and Nancy Cunard.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2026
Many fine films were deemed too extreme for anyone under eighteen, including several that earned a linocut from Strausfeld.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Linocut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linocut. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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