My first little book from the voyage to the ice on the Aurora Australis.

Artist: b'SCHMEISSER, Jorg' | Title: b'My first little book from the voyage to the ice on the Aurora Australis.' | Date: 1999 | Technique: b'engraving, printed in blue ink, from multiple polycarbonate sheets; pencil additions, hand-coloured with watercolour and gouache' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 J\xc3\xb6rg Schmeisser'
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Primary Artist

Jorg Schmeisser (1942–2012)

Title

My first little book from the voyage to the ice on the Aurora Australis.

Date made

1999

Category

Artist's book

Print types

intaglio | watercolour

Technique

engraving, printed in blue ink, from multiple polycarbonate sheets; pencil additions, hand-coloured with watercolour and gouache

Matrix size

12.0 x 57.6 cm (book (closed))

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: ArtistÂ’s book

Legacy id

167423

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'SCHMEISSER, Jorg' | Title: b'My first little book from the voyage to the ice on the Aurora Australis.' | Date: 1999 | Technique: b'engraving, printed in blue ink, from multiple polycarbonate sheets; pencil additions, hand-coloured with watercolour and gouache' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 J\xc3\xb6rg Schmeisser'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2007.1434.1-20

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