Mawson Station

Artist: b'SCHMEISSER, Jorg' | Title: b'Mawson Station' | Date: 2001 | Technique: b'etching, printed in blue ink, from one plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 J\xc3\xb6rg Schmeisser'
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Primary Artist

Jorg Schmeisser (1942–2012)

Title

Mawson Station

Physical description

Part C of "Mawson Station A-D"

Source

'Jörg Schmeisser: Breaking the Ice', works from the Antarctic 1998-2003.

Date made

2001

Place made

Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Turner studio View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in blue ink, from one plate

Matrix size

61.6 x 49.3 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove Hahnemuhle etching paper

Support size

75.8 x 53.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower left, rooster symbol [within circle, fragment]

State

1st state

Impression

first proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Jorg'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed with impression details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'first state first proof'; and lower centre edge in black pencil, 'A' within a circle and 'first state'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

139972

Accession number

2004.554.C

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2004/2005 (2004-12-08)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Canberra, December 2004.

Credit line

Gift of Jörg and Keiko Schmeisser 2004

Copyright

© Jörg Schmeisser

Creators

SCHMEISSER, Jorg | (1942–2012) Australian | German | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013