James Barsness

The Midgaard Serpent
2000

This is an image of a colorful, whimsical artwork featuring a central globe surrounded by various fantastical creatures that resemble octopuses with human-like faces. The creatures are drawn with intricate patterns and are intertwined with each other and the globe. The background includes elements that appear to be parts of maps or documents with text in different languages, adding to the collage-like composition. The artwork is numbered and signed by the artist in the bottom corners.

This is an image of a colorful, whimsical artwork featuring a central globe surrounded by various fantastical creatures that resemble octopuses with human-like faces. The creatures are drawn with intricate patterns and are intertwined with each other and the globe. The background includes elements that appear to be parts of maps or documents with text in different languages, adding to the collage-like composition. The artwork is numbered and signed by the artist in the bottom corners.

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Date
2000

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint with chine-collé

Dimensions
Sheet: 24 × 29 5/8in. (61 × 75.2 cm) Plate: 17 13/16 × 23 3/4in. (45.2 × 60.3 cm)

Accession number
2000.281

Edition
5/20

Publication
Printed and published by Landfall Press, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of T.J. Dermot Dunphy

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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