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Gordon Mortensen

Available Works

Gordon Mortensen, originally from North Dakota, now lives in California. He is one of the best known reduction woodcut print artists working today. He works from watercolor studies to understand the color dynamics needed for the woodcut. The artist uses up to sixty-four colors and takes as long as three months to create the woodblock image. Although the final outcome has a painterly feel, it is unmistakably a woodcut with rich layered colors and wood grain textures.

• Related Artists: Hiroki Morinoue, Jean Gumpper, Leena Jarva, Robert Patierno

Autumn Marsh, 2006
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 70.
29 x 40 inches.
$750
Fog, Carmel Point, 2003
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 65.
32 x 26 inches.
$650
Double Iris, 2002
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
22 x 30 inches.
$600
December, Frick Park, 2000
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 110.
12 x 18-1/2 inches.
$250
April, Carmel Meadows, 2001
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 120.
10 x 8 inches.
$300
October, Paramecium Pond, 1999
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
17-1/4 x 24 inches.
$900
Canyon, Alden Vineyard, 1999
Reduction woodcut.
24-1/8 x 38 inches.
$550
Late Autumn, 1998
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 55.
29 x 40 inches.
$1800
April, High Desert, 1998
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 120.
10 x 8 inches.
$250
Arizona Gold, 1998
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
17-1/4 x 24 inches.
$275
Minnesota Sumac, 1997
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 120.
10 x 8 inches.
$275
Carmel Point, 1996
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
20 x 15 inches.
$900
Carmel Poppies, 1996
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
10 x 8 inches.
$400
Alden Vineyard, 1996
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 50.
32 x 26 inches.
$675
Spring at Carmel Meadows, 1995
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 60.
24 x 38 inches.
$550
Daisies, 1993
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 50.
29 x 37-3/4 inches.
$1300
Dusk, River Beach, 1992
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
12 x 18-1/4 inches.
$500
North Dakota Gold, 1992
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 90.
17-1/4 x 24 inches.
$325
Willow, 1992
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
27 x 19 inches.
$275
Wild Grape, 1992
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 10.
30 x 22 inches.
$900
Tonto Creek II, 1991
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 100.
26 x 32 inches.
$550
Evening, 1990
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 180.
8 x 10 inches.
$200
High Desert, 1989
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 150.
12 x 18-1/2 inches.
$900
Autumn, 1989
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 180.
8 x 10 inches.
$150
Whispering Ridge, 1988
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 14.
17-1/4 x 24 inches.
$600
Fire Lilies, 1988
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 130.
30 x 22 inches.
$550
Evening Dunes, 1988
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 200.
8 x 10 inches.
$375
Reid Pond, 1987
Reduction woodcut. AP.
10 x 8 inches.
$100
North Massachusetts Coast, 1986
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 130.
20 x 34 inches.
$500
Headland Cove, 1986
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 150.
12 x 18-1/2 inches.
$250
Winter Morning, 1986
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 16.
8 x 10 inches.
$325
Early June, 1985
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 150.
15 x 20 inches.
$350
August In Big Sur, 1982
Reduction woodcut. Edition of 130.
24 x 31-3/4 inches.
$500