Jordgubbskompott

2024.1.40_Front: Copyright: Swedish American Museum; Origformat: Document; Resolution: 800 ppi
2024.1.40_Front

Copyright: Swedish American Museum; Origformat: Document; Resolution: 800 ppi

Name/Title

Jordgubbskompott

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.40

Description

A lithograph print of illustrations of fruits and plants, at the center of which is a strawberry, with paint spatting over top; each is labeled in pencil: "Luftök," "Krasse," "Gurkört," "Vinterkrasse," "Portlak," "Ramslök," and "Skörbjuggsört." Below is inscribed in pencil, "62/220 'Jordgubbskompott' 1998 Birgitta Watz." Translated, the title means "Strawberry compote."

Type of Print

Lithograph

Context

Birgitta Watz (1937- ) is a Swedish painter and sculptor, best known for her ceramics work. Her artistic creations are found worldwide, including at Le Grand Louvre in Paris, Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York, and the Boutique Hotel Ett Hem in Stockholm.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

Found in collection

Acquisition Method

Found in collection

Made/Created

Artist

Birgitta Watz

Date made

1998

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Front, bottom

Transcription

"62/220 'Jordgubbskompott' 1998 Birgitta Watz."

Language

Swedish

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Art, Lithographs, Flowers

Search Terms

Recipes

Dimensions

Width

12-1/16 in

Length

18-1/2 in

Copyright

Copyright Details

Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.

Restrictions

This collection is open to research and does not contain sensitive information.

Reproductions

Notes

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