Baby Hippopotamus, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

May 1989

Volker Seding

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Volker Seding

Artist, Canadian, 1943 - 2007

A hippo is seen lying on a concrete floor within an enclosed space. The surroundings consist of primarily muted tones like gray, beige, and hints of brown. The hippo is near the left side of the frame, with bars in front and to the right. The walls show signs of wear, and there is a small round gauge on the left wall. A window in the upper right corner provides light in the dimly lit area.
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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), 1991; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Seding-89; lower left below image: 3/50; lower center below image: BABY HIPPOPOTAMUS, GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY; on verso of mount, lower center stamped in black ink: © VOLKER SEDING / TITLE / NEGATIVE / PRINTED / EDITION / PRINT No.; graphite annotations: BABY HIPPOPOTAMUS, GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY / MAY 1989 / NOV. 1989 / 50 / 3; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1991.12.2

Wikidata ID

Q64171586

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