Diary and icebergs
Primary Artist
Jorg Schmeisser (1942–2012)
Title
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
Category
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