Wolf-man

William Noah

1970

Printmaker: Barnabus Oosuah (born in 1940)

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

A stylized wolf-like creature with a dark blue head, yellow eyes, and a bright green body is depicted in profile. The creature has its tongue sticking out and wears a colorful striped collar and a green garment with a yellow and blue striped pocket. A stylized wolf-like creature with a dark blue head, yellow eyes, and a bright green body is depicted in profile. The creature has its tongue sticking out and wears a colorful striped collar and a green garment with a yellow and blue striped pocket. This print is from the beginning of William Noah’s career as a professional artist and printmaker. The roots of Noah’s mature style can be seen here, in particular in the affinity for strong colours and the so-called “X-ray” style of drawing that Noah would develop during the 1970s. The motif of the wolf man, unique to his graphic work, is inspired by traditional stories he heard as a ch