Fritz Lang: A Master of Woodcut and the Echoes of Japan Born in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 15th, 1877, Fritz Lang emerged as a significant figure in late 19th and early 20th-century European art. While often overshadowed by some of his contemporaries, Lang’s dedication to the craft of woodcut, linocut, lithograph, and book illustration reveals a meticulous artist deeply influenced by Japanese aesthetics and a keen observer of the na…