Flowers in a Jug

Guthrie employed a three‑colour linocut process, carving a single block progressively for each hue. After each carving stage, the block was printed onto the same sheet, creating layered overprints. Variations in ink application and pressure at the press give each impression subtle differences, lending a hand‑crafted quality to the edition.

Produced in 1928, the print belongs to the later period of Guthrie’s printmaking career, when he explored multi‑layered linocuts. The edition was printed in small numbers, and surviving impressions are held in several public and private collections, reflecting the artist’s modest output in this medium.

During the late 1920s, linocut was gaining popularity among British artists seeking economical yet expressive print techniques. Guthrie’s use of chiaroscuro—contrasting light and dark tones—to model volume aligns with contemporary interests in modernist simplification while retaining a sense of depth.