Diary and icebergs

Primary Artist

Jorg Schmeisser (1942–2012)

Title

Diary and icebergs

Source

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

Date made

1998

Place made

Australia Antarctica, 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/black ink, from four plates, on one sheet

Matrix size

49.6 x 61.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove Hanemuhle etching paper

Support size

53.6 x 71.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower right, rooster symbol [within circle]

State

1st state

Impression

state proof

Production notes

Drawn by Schmeisser on board the ship

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Jorg Schmeisser '98'. Not titled. Inscribed with impression details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'STATE PROOF/FIRST STATE'; and lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'first state'/'A' within a circle.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

138520

Accession number

2004.552

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