Zachary Wollard

The Ironies of Human Longing II
2007

A colorful and intricate artwork featuring an elephant and a giraffe with structures on their backs, set against a backdrop with clouds and a blue sky. A red ribbon with the text "The cause is hidden, The effect is visible to all" weaves through the scene. Below the animals, a layer of earth reveals human skulls and bones, suggesting a deeper meaning about the foundations of society and the impact of human actions on nature.
A colorful and intricate artwork featuring an elephant and a giraffe with structures on their backs, set against a backdrop with clouds and a blue sky. A red ribbon with the text "The cause is hidden, The effect is visible to all" weaves through the scene. Below the animals, a layer of earth reveals human skulls and bones, suggesting a deeper meaning about the foundations of society and the impact of human actions on nature.

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Date
2007

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching, inkjet print, and embossing with gold leaf

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 15/16 × 27 9/16in. (53.2 × 70 cm) Plate: 15 1/4 × 21 13/16in. (38.7 × 55.4 cm)

Accession number
2008.207

Edition
AP 4/6 | Ed. 19, 4 PPs

Publication
Printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc., in honor of Emily Fisher Landau and in memory of Richard L. Fisher

Rights and reproductions
© Zachary Wollard 2007

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