Olle Hamngren, Swedish, b.1960
Title: Pilot
Date: 1985
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 40.2 x 35 cm
Plate: 24.8 x 25.2 cm
Signed: lower right (under the plate, in graphite): OLLE HAMNGREN 1985
Credit Line: Presented, 2005
Object Number: NGI.20969
DescriptionIn 2005, The Swedish Fine Art Print Society presented the Gallery with 69 of their prints, ranging in date from 1895 to 1998. Hamngren, who attended the Royal Art Academy in Stockholm, made a series of etchings of heads in 1985.
This print was selected by the Society for their 1985 portfolio. The artist poured concentrated acid onto the plates to produce densely bitten and rough lines. An
identifiable Swedish sensibility is inherent in this work, characterized by a sense of brooding melancholy.
This print was selected by the Society for their 1985 portfolio. The artist poured concentrated acid onto the plates to produce densely bitten and rough lines. An
identifiable Swedish sensibility is inherent in this work, characterized by a sense of brooding melancholy.
ProvenancePresented, Swedish Fine Art Print Society, Stockholm, 6th September 2005