13 Etchings
1991
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portfolio of 13 drypoints (some with machine work and aquatint) on Zerkall Bütten paper
Dimensions
sheet: 50.2 x 38.3 cm (19 3/4 x 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Collectors Committee
Accession Number
1992.81.1-13
About the Artist
Per Kirkeby
Per Kirkeby (1938–2018) was a Danish artist of exceptional versatility whose career encompassed painting, sculpture, printmaking, film, and writing, establishing him as one of the most significant European artists of the postwar era. Born in Copenhagen in 1938, Kirkeby studied geology at the University of Copenhagen and participated in scientific expeditions to Greenland before enrolling at the Ex...