Opalkopf (Opal Head), Jochen Wahl

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Jochen Wahl, artist
1942–2007
Opalkopf (Opal Head), 1981
Where object was made: Germany
Material/technique: Hahnemühle® paper; color etching
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 39.7 x 34.7 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 15 5/8 x 13 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 647 x 504 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 1/2 x 19 13/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in
Credit line: Gift of Robert A. Hiller
Accession number: 2013.0134
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According to recent commentary, Wahl’s humanoid creatures are guardian spirits and other mythic characters from an imagined cosmos.

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