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O 2011 II S

Print
2011 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Anton Würth (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Offenbach am Main (Engraved)

Engraving on wove paper depicting foliate scroll and arabesque patterns, similar to those found on 17th and 18th century objets de vertu.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleO 2011 II S (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on wove paper
Wove
Engraving
Brief description
Engraving by Anton Würth entitled 'O 2011 II S'. Germany, 2011.
Physical description
Engraving on wove paper depicting foliate scroll and arabesque patterns, similar to those found on 17th and 18th century objets de vertu.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 13.8in
  • Sheet width: 9.8in
  • Plate height: 8in
  • Plate width: 4.5in
Copy number
8/15
Subjects depicted
Foliate
Arabesques
Bibliographic references
  • Anton Würth, Carnet 16. Röoslein und Zierrat. Über das ornamentale Prinzip oder: das Ornament braucht keine Blümchen (Roselet and Decoration. On the principle of ornamentation or: ornament doesn't need little flowers), Düsseldorf and New York: C. G. Boerner, 2012.
  • Faye Hirsch, 'Anton Würth', in Art in print, vol. 1(5), 2011:43-44.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.491-2012

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Record createdJuly 4, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1248253/o-2011-ii-s-print-anton-würth/
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