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Snow

Artist Pauline Jacobsen (Buckinghamshire, England, 1933 - 2014)

Date1995

Mediumcolour woodcut on paper

ClassificationsPrints

DimensionsPaper Size: Height: 64 cm, Width: 49.4 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1996 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG011914

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Snow

About MeThe work of Pauline Jacobsen is significant for the Print collection in Aberdeen Art Gallery for a number of reasons. Pauline is one of Scotland's foremost printmakers. She is a member of the Society of Wood Engravers and was instrumental in the organisation of the Aberdeen Artist's Society when it started in 1958, going on to become vice-president of the Society in 1968.

Pauline's work also makes an interesting comparison and support to works in the collection by Ian Fleming (1906-1994) who moved to Aberdeen like Pauline, in the 1950s. Both are printmakers working in a traditional way, with evident mastery of technical skills, and the collection would benefit from the opportunity to see the work of these two artists side by side.

The Gallery already has one work by Jacobsen, but this is a very early work, executed over thirty years ago and is very different in style and imagery. In "Snow" we see the work of a mature artist who has developed her own style. What sets Pauline apart from other printmakers is the way in which she uses the textures of the wood in her images. She follows the line of the grain, emphasising and manipulating the sinuous lines. This can be seen in "Snow", where the grain is cleverly used to evoke swirling snow.