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The Woodcutter (Hodler)

Ferdinand Hodler

1910 · Oil on canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Size2:3 ratio

Will it fit? See it to scale above your sofa, bed or mantel

Frame

$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918)
Year: 1910
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 130 × 101 cm
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Movement: Symbolism

A woodcutter in a striped shirt and green trousers swings an axe high above his head, his body thrown into a long diagonal between bare red-brown trunks; behind him the snowy ground and pale sky are almost white, broken only by an odd grey-blue oval cloud. Hodler painted this version in 1910. The figure began with a 1908 commission from the Swiss National Bank for the new 50-franc note; in 1910 Hodler showed a larger-than-life painting of it, which was an immediate success and brought orders for replicas. The Musée d'Orsay bought this canvas at auction in 2005.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

White snow, red-brown trunks and a man in mid-swing make an energetic picture for a study, office, hallway or cabin-style living room. Pair it with Repin's Barge Haulers on the Volga at 16×24 in a black frame.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Symbolism painting
Era: 20th century (1910)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, home office, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Woodcutter in the public domain?

Yes. Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918) died more than 70 years ago and the work was made and first published more than 95 years ago, so the painting itself is public domain in the US and Europe. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée d'Orsay.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Woodcutter painted, and in what medium?

The Woodcutter dates from 1910 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 130 × 101 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Woodcutter we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

The Woodcutter (Ferdinand Hodler) — The Woodcutter · Ferdinand Hodler · 1910. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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