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Blurred Waterscape, Door County, Wisconsin
Blurred Waterscape, Door County, Wisconsin

Blurred Waterscape, Door County, Wisconsin

Artist Joseph Jachna (American, 1935 - 2016)
Date1970
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 x 8 15/16 inches (22.66 x 22.66 cm)
Sheet: 14 x 10 15/16 inches (35.56 x 27.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2717
InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand Back of Print
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Joseph Jacha’s 1961 thesis at the Institute of Design was a study of water. Fascinated by water’s ability to modulate light and inspire
poetic reflection, Jachna believed it could provide a “link between the real and unreal.” His dark and moody waterscapes—as seen here in this work from 1970—encapsulate that sensibility: as abstractions of light and liquid, they are at once simple and mysterious.
Copyright© Estate of Joseph Jachna
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recto image overall
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recto sheet overall
Unknown
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