Jörg Schmeisser
(Australia, Japan, Germany 1942–01 Jun 2012)
- Title
- Through the pack
- Other titles:
- Through the pack for Corcoran
- Place of origin
-
Canberra →
Australian Capital Territory →
Australia
- Year
- 2005
- Media category
- Materials used
- aquatint, soft ground, printed in dark blue ink on ivory wove paper
- Edition
- 80/80
- Dimensions
-
49.5 x 22.0cm platemark; 55.8 x 38.2cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r., pencil ‘JÖRG/ SCHMEISSER/ ‘05’.
- Credit
- Gift of Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts program 2012
- Accession number
- 353.2012
- Copyright
- © Jörg Schmeisser Estate
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Jörg Schmeisser studied at the Hamburg Fine Art Academy, Germany 1962–67, majoring in printmaking under Paul Wunderlich. In 1967 he received a scholarship that enabled him to continue studies at the Kyoto Fine Art Academy, Japan and taught there 1969–72 and again in 1989. From 1965–73 was a regular participant as draughtsman/artist in archaeological expeditions in Greece and Israel, run by the Columbia University of Missouri. He first visited Australia in 1976 and in 1978 he was appointed to the Canberra School of Art to establish the printmaking workshop and was its Head until 1997. He has travelled extensively in Europe, Asia and Australia and has held solo exhibitions since 1969.
This is one of a group of six small experimental etchings relating to the artist’s visit to the Antarctic, complementing those already in the Gallery’s collection.
