herman de vries Dutch, 1931-lives and works in Eschenau, Germany
from earth: la gomera, 2000
4 samples of earth/soil rubbed on paper
143 x 450 cm (installed dimensions)
4 parts, each sheet 140 × 100 cm
framed 143 × 103 cm
4 parts, each sheet 140 × 100 cm
framed 143 × 103 cm
Copyright The Artist
In the exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (2014) the series was expanded once with a fifth sample (also from La Gomera)
In the exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (2014) the series was expanded once with a fifth sample (also from La Gomera)
Provenance
The artistExhibitions
Wageningen, Galerie Wit, herman de vries. homogeen & heterogeen, 2011
Düsseldorf, Galerie Conrads, herman de vries. every thing is all ways significant for all, 2012
Schiedam, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, herman de vries. all, 2014
Konstanz, Galerie Geiger, herman de vries. natura artis magistra, 2021
Enschede, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, herman de vries. 70 jaar de natuur als kunstwerk, 2025
Literature
Boer, Cees de, Josien Beltman, all this here. herman de vries pioneer between science, nature and art, exh.cat. Enschede (Rijksmuseum Twenthe) 2025, unpaged (ill.no. 119)Geiger, Stephan, herman de vries. natura artis magistra, exh.cat. Konstanz (Galerie Geiger) 2021, pp. 14-15 (ill.)
vries, herman, Winnie Teschmacher, Coling Huizing, herman de vries - all, white, no thing, exh.cat. Schiedam (Stedelijk Museum Schiedam) 2014, cat.no. 89