José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 3/8" x 7 3/8" on 11" x 11" sheet), 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors may vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 12 1/4" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2005.
From a private collection. Framed (some scratches on existing frame).
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 12" image on 236" x 19" sheet), 2004, 2014.
Colors and exact design may vary.
From a private collection. Framed.
(The Woman who Put the Devil in a Bottle)
José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 11 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Colors and exact design will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (20 1/2" x 14 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2007.
From a private collection. Framed (some scratches on existing frame).
Frevo is a dance and musical style originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival.
José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (13" x 19 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 1999, 2004, 2005, 2020. Exact details may vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (14 1/2" x 20 3/4" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2005.
From a private collection. Framed (some chipping on frame).
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (13 3/4" x 22" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2014.
From a private collection. Framed (some scratches on existing frame).
José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2006, 2013, 2017.
Woodcut print on paper (11" x 19 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet). Colors and exact design will vary. More recent versions do not include the black border at top and sides.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (18 1/2" x 10" on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004, 2005, 2017 Colors and detail may vary. Also available in black and white version.
Marcelo Soares (Pernambuco, Brazil), #32/100, 1998
Woodcut print on paper (14 1/4" x 10")
Maria Bonita and her partner Lampiao were legendary Bandits in Northeast Brazil. See original photos below.
A Arte de J. Borges do Cordel a Xilografia/ The Art of J. Borges from Cordel to Woodcuts
José Octavio Penteado, Tania Mills, Pieter Tjabbes
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2004
104 pages
Text in Portuguese and English, extensive illustrations
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/4" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (image size 7" x 6 1/2" on 11 1/2" x 11" sheet), 2009, 2011, 2014, 2020.
Exact design and colors may vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2 x 7 1/2), 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Colors and design may vary. Only dark green currently available.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/4" on 11 1/2" x 11" sheet), 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11" x 11" sheet), 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2021.
Exact colors may vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/4" on 11 1/2" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2007, 2009, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/4" x 7 1/4" on 11 1/2" x 11" sheet), 2006, 2009, 2011, 2021.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7" on 11" x 11" sheet), 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017.
Exact design may vary and colors may vary from yellow to orange.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004, 2007, 2009, 2017.
Exact design and colors will vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7" image on 13" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact colors and design may vary.
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (8" x 7" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2021.
Exact design and colors will vary.
Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (8 3/4 x 4 1/2)
Maria Bonita and her partner Lampiao were legendary Bandits in Northeast Brazil. See original photos below.
Walking Words
By Eduardo Galeano, with woodcuts by José Francisco Borges.
W.W. Norton & Co, New York, London, 1993. Paperback. 328 pages.
Note: Copies were apparently returned copies and are slightly shop-worn.
"Stories on a String" - Folheto chapbooks from North-East Brazil.
Assorted hand-printed pamphlets from Pernambuco and Ceara, by Jose Borges, Abraao Batista and others. Written in (Portuguese) verse, printed in small presses with hand-printed woodcut cover art. Generally 12 pages long, 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" in size.
