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Gordon Mortensen (American, b. 1938) is one of the best known reduction woodcut print artists working in the U.S 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. His early images mostly represent the upper Midwest landscape, and areas around where he lived in North Dakota. His color preferences in these early works is more muted compared to the brighter colors he favors to present his current home in California.
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59 works

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August in Big Sur
Gordon Mortensen
$600.00 USD
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Autumn
Gordon Mortensen
$200.00 USD
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Autumn Birch
Gordon Mortensen
$1,300.00 USD
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Beach Flowers
Gordon Mortensen
$850.00 USD
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Carmel Meadows
Gordon Mortensen
$400.00 USD
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Carmel Point
Gordon Mortensen
$1,000.00 USD
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Catlin Woods
Gordon Mortensen
$700.00 USD
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Coastal River
Gordon Mortensen
$800.00 USD
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Crossings
Gordon Mortensen
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Del Monte Dunes
Gordon Mortensen
$500.00 USD
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Del Monte Forest
Gordon Mortensen
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Desert
Gordon Mortensen
$200.00 USD
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Early January
Gordon Mortensen
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Early June
Gordon Mortensen
$700.00 USD
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Fall
Gordon Mortensen
$800.00 USD
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Ghost Ranch
Gordon Mortensen
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Golden Dusk
Gordon Mortensen
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Golden Meadow
Gordon Mortensen
$450.00 USD
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Green Mountain Lake
Gordon Mortensen
$600.00 USD
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Headland Cove
Gordon Mortensen
$300.00 USD
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Ice Plant, Carmel
Gordon Mortensen
$600.00 USD
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Jack's Peak
Gordon Mortensen
$400.00 USD
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Lake Winnipeg
Gordon Mortensen
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Late Winter
Gordon Mortensen
$650.00 USD
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Laurels in Spring
Gordon Mortensen
$550.00 USD
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Lily Pond
Gordon Mortensen
$1,500.00 USD
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Little Missouri River Valley
Gordon Mortensen
$400.00 USD
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Manitoba
Gordon Mortensen
$300.00 USD
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Maryland in Early Fall
Gordon Mortensen
$750.00 USD
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Massachusetts Autumn
Gordon Mortensen
$800.00 USD
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Matilija Poppies
Gordon Mortensen
$800.00 USD
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Natick
Gordon Mortensen
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Near Ghost Ranch
Gordon Mortensen
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Near Loch Raven
Gordon Mortensen
$750.00 USD
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New Mexico
Gordon Mortensen
$250.00 USD
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November
Gordon Mortensen
$300.00 USD
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O'Keefe Country
Gordon Mortensen
$200.00 USD
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Oak Creek
Gordon Mortensen
$650.00 USD
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October
Gordon Mortensen
$900.00 USD
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October in Roosevelt Park
Gordon Mortensen
$500.00 USD
August in Big Sur by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

August in Big Sur

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 24 x 32 inches (Image) 26 x 34 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1982
Edition: of 130
Autumn by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Autumn

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1989
Edition: of 180
Autumn Birch by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Autumn Birch

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 24 1/4 x 32 inches (Image) 26 1/2 x 34 5/8 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date finished: 1980
Edition: AP of 14
Beach Flowers by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Beach Flowers

$850.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 40 x 29 inches (Image) 42 x 31 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1990
Edition: of 130
Carmel Meadows by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Carmel Meadows

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 12 x 18 1/2 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1977
Edition: AP of 13
Carmel Point by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Carmel Point

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 20 x 15 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1996
Edition: AP of 12
Catlin Woods by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Catlin Woods

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 24 inches (Image) 19 3/4 x 26 1/2 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1989
Edition: of 130
Coastal River by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Coastal River

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 29 x 40 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1990
Edition: of 130
Crossings by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Crossings

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 29 x 40 inches (image) 31 x 42 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1995
Edition: of 50
Del Monte Dunes by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Del Monte Dunes

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 24 x 38 inches (Image) 26 1/4 x 40 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1981
Edition: of 130
Del Monte Forest by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Del Monte Forest

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 12 x 18 1/2 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1987
Edition: of 150
Desert by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Desert

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1985
Edition: of 180

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"Gordon Mortensen uses precise registration and his keen eye for layering color in this reduction woodcut. Mortensen prints a single color of ink; cuts away a small amount of wood; inks the same block in a different color, before cutting away more from the block; and repeating for as many different colors as the viewer can spot. This process can be daunting for many artists because once you cut the block, there is no going back. The result of Mortensen’s intense labor is a wide variety of texture and an expert build up of layers into atmospheric perspective that make for a stunning landscape."

Early January by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Early January

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 6 x 8 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1978
Edition: AP of 25
Early June by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Early June

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 15 x 20 inches (Image) 17 1/8 x 22 1/8 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1985
Edition: AP of 15
Fall by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Fall

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2002
Edition: of 100
Ghost Ranch by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Ghost Ranch

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 20 x 15 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2000
Edition: of 105
Golden Dusk by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Golden Dusk

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 12 x 18 1/2 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1991
Edition: of 100
Golden Meadow by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Golden Meadow

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 10 x 8 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1994
Edition: of 100
Green Mountain Lake by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Green Mountain Lake

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 19 x 26 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1985
Edition: of 130
Headland Cove by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Headland Cove

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 12 x 18 1/2 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1986
Edition: of 150
Ice Plant, Carmel by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Ice Plant, Carmel

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 24 x 38 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2011
Edition: of 70
Jack's Peak by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Jack's Peak

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 24 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1991
Edition: of 100
Lake Winnipeg by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Lake Winnipeg

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 19 x 26 inches (Image) 22 x 28 3/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1991
Edition: of 100
Late Winter by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Late Winter

$650.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 20 x 27 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1986
Edition: AP of XVII
Laurels in Spring by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Laurels in Spring

$550.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 19 x 26 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1982
Edition: AP of 14
Lily Pond by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Lily Pond

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 38 x 24 inches (Image) 40 x 26 1/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1985
Edition: AP of 16
Little Missouri River Valley by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Little Missouri River Valley

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 19 x 26 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2005
Edition: of 100
Manitoba by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Manitoba

$300.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 24 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1991
Edition: of 130
Maryland in Early Fall by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Maryland in Early Fall

$750.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 24 1/4 x 32 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date finished: 1981
Edition: of 130
Massachusetts Autumn by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Massachusetts Autumn

$800.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2004
Edition: of 100
Matilija Poppies by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Matilija Poppies

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 38 x 24 inches (image) 40 x 26 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2002
Edition: of 65
Natick by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Natick

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 40 x 29 inches (image) 42 x 31 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1990
Edition: of 130
Near Ghost Ranch by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Near Ghost Ranch

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2007
Edition: of 100
Near Loch Raven by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Near Loch Raven

$750.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 19 x 26 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1983
Edition: of 130
New Mexico by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

New Mexico

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 12 x 18 1/2 inches (image) 14 1/2 x 21 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2003
Edition: of 110
November by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

November

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 17 x 23 3/4 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1992
Edition: of 100
O'Keefe Country by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

O'Keefe Country

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 10 x 8 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 2007
Edition: AP of 10
Oak Creek by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

Oak Creek

$650.00 USD
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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1984
Edition: of 130
October by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

October

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 28 3/4 x 40 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1983
Edition: 23/130
Condition: Some creasing in margins, not in the image. Signature is slightly blurred.
October in Roosevelt Park by Gordon Mortensen - Davidson Galleries
Gordon Mortensen

October in Roosevelt Park

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Medium: Reduction woodcut
Dimensions: 30 x 22 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1938
Date Finished: 1985
Edition: of 130