Diary and Shells

1972

Jörg Schmeisser

Associated Names
Jörg Schmeisser

Artist, German, 1942 - 2012

The image contains intricate shapes and lines forming an abstract composition resembling shells, bones, and natural forms. The top shows interconnected circular patterns similar to celestial diagrams or mandalas. In the center, there is a shape resembling an egg or cell structure with elements resembling coral, crustaceans, and fossils. On the right are large shell-like structures reminiscent of a conch or ammonite. The composition resembles a naturalist's collection or an ancient manuscript, combining natural objects with geometric and abstract forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black and orange on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 49.37 × 61.44 cm (19 7/16 × 24 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 53.66 × 71.91 cm (21 1/8 × 28 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3141

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: coral proof; lower right in graphite: Jörg Schmeisser; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 220

Watermarks

[Hahnemuhle chicken symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q77009792

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