
The moon and the sledgehammer
- Date:
- 2016
- Medium:
- Serigraphy, woodcut and chine collé
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
The image file is a 5×3 grid of 15 different abstract print thumbnails (a portfolio/contact sheet), not a single artwork photo — and the medium listed (serigraphy, woodcut, chine collé, 2016, by a named contemporary artist) doesn't match a Japanese woodblock print either. Worth checking upstream whether this record has the wrong image attached or doesn't belong in the Japanese-prints dataset at all.
One panel (bottom row, far left) does visually match the title "The moon and the sledgehammer" — a black circle with a stippled texture above a thin diagonal yellow line ending in a small red circle. Here's a description of that panel only, since it's the only part of the image consistent with the given title:
A large black circle filled with a dense speckled texture sits above a thin diagonal mustard-yellow line that runs down to the right, ending in a small solid red circle, against a plain cream background. The reduced, geometric forms and limited palette (black, yellow, red, cream) give the composition a spare, graphic quality.
Flag: this is one of 15 panels in the source image, not a dedicated single-artwork photo — please confirm this is the correct crop before using this description in the catalog.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The moon and the sledgehammer was created by Lucy May Schofield in 2016.
The moon and the sledgehammer uses Silkscreen, on serigraphy, woodcut and chine collé.
The moon and the sledgehammer depicts landscapes, moonlight, and night scenes.



