| 1979 | 'herman de vries. "the birch" und andere arbeiten', Galerie Lydia Megert, Bern [1977 and 1979] |
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| 1980 | 'herman de vries. werken 1954-1980', Groninger Museum, Groningen |
the birch, collected in 1977 [-1980] from the south-side of the same tree (vol. 1-3)
| catalogue number: | hdv 1977.042.1a-c |
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| date created: | 1977-1980 |
| classification: | the real works: assemblages & collages |
| work type: | collage series |
| medium: | 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, 1977, 1979 and 1980 + each volume with title page; on paper, in plastic cover and in portfolio |
| dimensions: | 3 volumes with each 24 + 1 (title page) sheets, each sheet 29.7 × 21 cm each portfolio 32 × 24 × 2.5 cm |
| signature and inscriptions: | titled '- the birch', signed and dated 'collected in 1977 [1979-1980]' on the label of the portfolio (graphite pencil) titled 'collected in 1977 [1979-1980], from the south-side of the same tree', signed, volume number 'vol. 1-3' and number of sheets '1 + 24 x' on the title page (graphite pencil) dated on each sheet (graphite pencil) |
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| current repository: | collection herman and susanne de vries |
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| comment: | the first and lasts sheets are empty (no leaves on the tree) in a telegram to Lydia Megert, Bern herman de vries wrote on October 16, 1979 'birke noch groesstenteils gruen die daneben schon gelb' later in 1979 herman de vries noted: '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 |
| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries |
exhibition history
published references
| exhibition catalogue | herman de vries. werken 1954-1980 (Groninger Museum : Groningen 1980) no image repr. (catalogue number 5.6 1-3). |
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