Diary and Shells

1972

Jörg Schmeisser

Artist, German, 1942 - 2012

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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

    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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