Diary and Port Campbell Coast

1988

Jörg Schmeisser

Associated Names
Jörg Schmeisser

Artist, German, 1942 - 2012

The image features irregular, jagged shapes and lines arranged in an abstract format. At the top, there are tall, narrow formations resembling rock sculptures or weathered stone pillars. Below them is intricate handwritten text. In the lower part, a central figure suggests mountainous landscape or large rock formation, surrounded by a textured surface resembling rugged terrain. The elements create an abstract scene evoking ancient statues or natural stone landscapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and photo-etching in black and orange on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 47.15 × 61.28 cm (18 9/16 × 24 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 53.98 × 72.07 cm (21 1/4 × 28 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3140

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Canberra, Australia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Earthly and Spiritual Pleasures: Works from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003-2004

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 48/80; lower right in graphite: Jörg Schmeisser 88; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 411

Watermarks

[Hahnemuhle chicken symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q77009790

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