Hippopotamus, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago

December 1985, printed 1986

Volker Seding

Associated Names
Volker Seding

Artist, Canadian, 1943 - 2007

This is a photograph of a hippopotamus in a zoo enclosure. The image shows a hippopotamus resting on a concrete surface in an enclosure with turquoise walls and a stair-like structure on either side. In the foreground, there are black vertical bars that separate the viewer from the hippo. Overhead, large green leaves are hanging down, indicating the presence of a plant or tree nearby. The walls of the enclosure exhibit signs of wear and minor damage.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Simon Daro Dawidowicz, Miami Beach, FL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN), 1988; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Seding-85; lower left below image: 5/50; lower center below image: HIPPOPOTAMUS, BROOKFIELD ZOO, CHICAGO; on verso of mount, lower center stamped in black ink: © VOLKER SEDING / TITLE / NEGATIVE / PRINTED / EDITION / PRINT No.; graphite annotations: HIPPOPOTAMUS, BROOKFIELD ZOO, CHICAGO / DEC. 1985 / JAN. 1986 / 50 / 5; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1988.5.14

Wikidata ID

Q64171485

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