1986-00-00-0520

from scottish earth

catalogue number: hdv 1986.052.9
date created: 1986
classification: works on paper
work type: earth rubbing
medium: 140 (10 × 14) samples of earth/soil, collected in Scotland [see ['extended description'], rubbed on board
dimensions: 100 × 140 cm
framed
signature and inscriptions: titled 'from scottish earth', signed and dated on the front (graphite pencil)
stamp with hare on the reverse
edition:
current repository: collection Museum Jorn, Silkeborg
current repository number: 1990/0179
collecting history: acquired directly from the artist in 1990
related works:
comment:
photo/scan: archive herman de vries
rights & reproduction: herman de vries
extended description
samples of earth collected in:

1. gorebridge

2-5. moorfoot hills

6-7. whitehope

8-9. romanno bridge

10. forth

11. whitburn

12. lanrick castle

13-15. loch earn

16. killin

17-23. glen dochart

24-29. strath fillan

30-31. glen coe

32. onich

33-35. loch linnhe

36. fort william

37. leacann doire bainnier

38. invergarry

39-40. loch garry

41-44. beinneun forest

45-47. loch cluanie

48. shiel bridge

49. inverinate

50-53. allt glean udalain

54. strathcarron

55-62. loch kishorn

63-67. glenshieldaig forest

68. loch dughaill

69-72. balgy

73. glen torridon

74-75. coille na glas leitire-beim eighe

76. loch maree

77-78. meall a'ghlubhais-bein eighe

79. meall a'ghlubhais/ruadh stagbeag

80. eilean subhainn

81-83. anacaun

84-89. loch maree

90-93. loch bad an sgalaig

94-96. river kelly

97. inverewe garden

98. meall snil a chròthe

99. croft-hill-poolewe

100-105. coille na glas leitire

106. gairloch

107-110. glen docharty

111-112. achanalt

113-118. loch luichard

119. brahan

120-122. carrbridge

123. coylum bridge

124-127. auchogorish

128. loch carron/ardarach

129. strathcarron

130-131. aundorach

132-133. newtonmore

134. drumochter summit

135-136. glen garry

137-138. calvine

139-140. struan

exhibition history
1987 'The Unpainted Landscape', Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh [group]
1989 'herman de vries. natural relations – eine skizze', Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum, Hagen
1990 'herman de vries. natural relations', Kunstmuseum Silkeborg, Silkeborg
1990 'herman de vries. natural relations', Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, Arnhem
published references
exhibition catalogue The Unpainted Landscape. Roger Ackling, Douglas Cocker, Thomas Joshua Cooper [...] (Coracle Press : London etc. 1987) image repr. on page 62, 63.
collection catalogue Silkeborg Kunstmuseums Samling (Silkeborg Kunstmuseums Forlag : Silkeborg 1994) 102-103.