St. Sebastian
Catalogue
- Year
- 1913
- Medium
- Color etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 59.5 × 43 cm (23 7/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Sheet: 63.7 × 50.5 cm (25 1/8 × 19 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Rolf Nesch
Artist
Printmaking
Rolf Nesch was a Norwegian printmaker and sculptor best known for his intaglio prints and abstract metal constructions. Working primarily in the mid-twentieth century, he developed a distinctive approach to etching and engraving that emphasized linear complexity and spatial depth. His metal sculptures combined found industrial materials with geometric abstraction.
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Snake Eater (Schlangenfresser)
1966 · Metal relief print
Theater in Alta (Teater i Alta)
1947 · Metal print
Metal Plates for Theater in Alta (Teater i Alta)
1946 · Nine zinc plates
Herring Catch (Heringsfang)
1938 · Six-part metal print
Deathly Stillness (Totenstille) from the portfolio The Poems of Henrik Rytter (Zu den Gedichten von Henrik Rytter)
1937 · Metal print
Freihafen Bridge (Freihafenbrücke) from the series Hamburg Bridges (Hamburger Brücken)
1932 · Metal print with aquatint
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- Rolf Nesch
- Year
- 1913
- Medium
- Color etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 59.5 × 43 cm (23 7/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Sheet: 63.7 × 50.5 cm (25 1/8 × 19 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1913-053280
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified