# Soliciting your first impressions on what you see in a figure in a woodcut **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 2, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284 "2026-01-02T21:23:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/21 "2026-01-03T00:48:58Z")
Those are definitely breasts. Highly stylized breasts, of course, but scarves and hair don’t have nipples at the end of them. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/22 "2026-01-03T01:51:20Z")
If that is boobies the upper one looks a lot like Droopy dog Not making a judgement. The actual Droopy dog from cartoons. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/23 "2026-01-03T01:55:41Z")
I’m guessing she must wear a 38 XL (extra long) bra. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/24 "2026-01-03T03:27:07Z")
> [@chela](#): > > and she looks to be trying to push away. I saw it as she’s about to stomp on his foot with her high heels. Which is a thing I taught women to do many years ago, when I taught self defense in university. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/25 "2026-01-03T17:46:29Z")
I think that this style of expression is intended to be ambiguous, that we can interpret it as it strikes us, and that it is not necessary to decide what it is “supposed to be.” ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/26 "2026-01-03T17:50:43Z")
I see a pregnant woman with boobs flopping about. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/27 "2026-01-03T17:55:41Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Is the cloud of green leaves (?) a see through gown? Looks like it’s held up by her knee. I assumed the question was going to be about the green stuff, which i interpreted as a diaphanous skirt. I saw a couple dancing. I agree that she’s pregnant and that your wife is correct. I don’t think he’s standing on her foot. I think we just see his foot in front of hers. She doesn’t look alarmed or stressed. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/28 "2026-01-03T17:56:58Z")
The woodcut reminds me of Picasso’s style, where human proportions can get twisted and front and side view can overlap. So yeah, breasts. Her crotch also looks rather like a butt. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/29 "2026-01-03T18:03:42Z")
Ach. As one of the few who voted that Mops was right - I had clicked wrong. Breasts. It’s abstract not realism. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/30 "2026-01-03T18:04:40Z")
I initially misvoted too, by accident. But you can always change your vote, as I did. ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/31 "2026-01-03T18:22:30Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > Possibly I have dirty mind. I _definitely_ have a dirty mind. But I looked at the image and immediately thought: scarf. With tassles (not nipples) on the ends. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/32 "2026-01-03T18:26:18Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > I see an intact coherent male figure and a female figure that’s breaking up into confusing pieces.. > > I don’t know what the artist means by this, but it doesn’t make me happy. That was my first impression. Why is the female figure so absurdly fragmented? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/33 "2026-01-03T18:26:52Z")
I immediately saw boobies with nipples and a pregnant belly. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/34 "2026-01-03T18:34:34Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > Why is the female figure so absurdly fragmented? That’s the artist’s style. [![](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/Wersching/61/748661/H22106-L333751164.jpg) ](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/Wersching/61/748661/H22106-L333751164.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/35 "2026-01-03T18:42:04Z")
Did not know that. Now have. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/36 "2026-01-03T18:45:30Z")
@Elmer_J.Fudd OK I can see the continuity. Not my style but I can understand it now. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/37 "2026-01-03T19:11:54Z")
I see a rather stylised image of a couple doing what may be a somewhat ritual dance. Though I’m not quite sure what the green bits mean? Good art though. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/38 "2026-01-03T21:00:37Z")
> [@xtenkfarpl](#): > > Though I’m not quite sure what the green bits mean? I take the green bits as showing motion. Perhaps the movement of her skirt. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/39 "2026-01-03T21:26:03Z")
Maybe the artist had problems with women, himself. So many variables. We cannot know the Artists intent unless it’s spoken. If he had an intent. It may be pure emotion that guided him. It’s fruitless to search for hidden meaning in abstract art. You’re meant to feel your own feelings about it. Or not. Maybe. IDK. Art can be like that. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284/40 "2026-01-03T21:29:06Z")
Looks like the artist was influenced by Dali. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284.md?page=3)