Stefan Bech's woodcuts
I was recently browsing the shelves in my library. In search of publications about exotic art, I found, squeezed between books, a position non-exotic at all. It was portfolio with Stefan Bech's woodcuts published in 1960, exactly sixty years ago. As it usually happens , not each of the works placed there represents a high artistic level. However, their true beauty comes from the author's passion. The beauty that Stefan Bech was able to see in no longer existing parts of our city. Most of the woodcuts are works captivating with the balance of black paint and, unfortunately, a bit yellowed white. However, this does not interfere with the perception. Mellowness makes them even more interesting. I did not count how many ectypes of woodcut there are in the portfolio - maybe it is incomplete. It certainly does not contain the text of the author whose name appears on the cover of the publisher. I was also not looking for any publications on Stefan Bech. I di