Summer Day/Winter Night

Claire Van Vliet/Janus Press, Linocuts by Ruth Fine

1994

Materials

Color linocut, gold leaf, and handmade paper, edition 73/150

Size

7 1/4 x 4 1/8 inches

Racine Art Museum, Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson

About the artwork.

Known for her printmaking, artists’ books, and typography design, Canadian born artist Claire Van Vliet started Janus Press in Vermont, producing artists’ books in both traditional and innovative formats. Summer Day/Winter Night, with linocuts by Ruth Fine, consists of two accordion-folded sheets of Japanese paper—one depicts a landscape in oranges and greens while the other reflects the same landscape with a darker palette of blues.