| 1979 | 'herman de vries. "the birch" und andere arbeiten', Galerie Lydia Megert, Bern |
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| 1980 | 'herman de vries. werken 1954-1980', Groninger Museum, Groningen |
the birch [volume 2], collected in 1979 from the south-side of the same tree
| catalogue number: | hdv 1979.042. |
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| date created: | 1979 |
| classification: | works on paper |
| work type: | collage series |
| medium: | dried birch leaves, collected from the southside of the same tree on the 1st and the 15th of each month, starting on the 1st of January, last on December 16, 1979; on paper (in plastic cover), in portfolio |
| dimensions: | (24 sheets) 29.7 × 21 cm + title page (portfolio 32 × 24 × 2.5 cm) |
| signature and inscriptions: | signed, titled and dated '- the birch - collected 1979', on the label of the portfolio (graphite pencil) signed and dated 'collected in 1979, from the south-side of the same tree' and 'volume 2' on the title page (graphite pencil) annotated '+ 1 extra mit telegram' on the reverse of the title page (graphite pencil) dated on each sheet '1-1-1979 [- 16-12-1979]' |
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| current repository: | collection herman and susanne de vries |
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| related works: | volume I (1977) and volume III (1980) |
| comment: | the first and lasts sheets are empty, first leaves on 1-5-1979, the last on 1-12-1979 herman de vries commented: "am dorfteich von eschenau stehen einige birken. von einer sammelten wir, von der südseite, jeden halben monat eine anzahl blätter. an einem tag im herbst war sie voll mit gelben blätter. dann kam ein sturm. am nächsten tag war sie kahl" |
| photo/scan: | studio herman de vries/l-cs (the sheet with leaves is dated 1-7 1979 |
| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries |
exhibition history
published references
| exhibition catalogue | herman de vries. werken 1954-1980 (Groninger Museum : Groningen 1980) no image repr., 150 (catalogue number 5.6). |
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