Woman Seated at Table 1919 - 1920

Max Weber made this woodcut print, Woman Seated at Table. I’m just imagining him, cutting into the block, trying to get that brown to speak! The composition is simple, almost iconic, like a tarot card. There’s a figure framed by architectural forms and a window, creating a sense of depth and enclosure. The face is elongated, the eyes closed. I wonder what he was thinking, what he was trying to figure out? You know, when you're making something, you're also thinking. The hand holding a glass is very present. That feels like a tender gesture. The texture is rough but also precise. Weber knew his stuff - he was painting in conversation with people like Picasso. Painters are always learning from each other, whether they know it or not. It's all one big conversation in form and colour, across time.