Eric Zimmerman
The Matterhorn in Orion / Orion in the Matterhorn (a Mirror)

The Matterhorn in Orion / Orion in the Matterhorn (a Mirror)
The Matterhorn in Orion / Orion in the Matterhorn (a Mirror)
ArtistAmerican, born 1979
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Matterhorn in Orion / Orion in the Matterhorn (a Mirror)
Date2010
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumHard ground etching, openbite etching, spitbite, and mezzotint
DimensionsPlate: 7 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Rachel Cook
Object number2011.229
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil verso lower left to right:
THE MATTERHORN IN ORION / ORION IN THE MATTERHORN / (A Mirror) 2/5 [illegible signature]
Signed [illegible] in pencil verso lower right

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