Peter Doig

Haus der Bilder (House of Pictures)

Maker

Peter Doig (Scottish, b. 1959 in Edinburgh, Scotland)
Druckatelier Fritze Margull (Berlin, Germany), printer
Griffelkunst-Vereinigung (Hamburg, Germany), publisher

Title

Haus der Bilder (House of Pictures)
from the series Black Palms

Year

2004

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 19.7 x 13.8 cm (7 3/4 x 5 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

LR below image in graphite: “Doig 04”
Verso LL “313A2,” LR “Z Mü/Jeric-Binder. V.”

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff

Object Number

2019.125.2

Type

Exhibition History

On Paper
Gifts from Paula and Leonard Granoff
Oct 29, 2022 – Apr 16, 2023

Label copy

Most of these prints are landscapes with enigmatic narratives. They were created shortly after Peter Doig moved from London to Trinidad, where he had lived as a young boy. Only Black Palm directly portrays his new home.

Doig often works from photos, and some of these prints were inspired by postcards he found years earlier that reminded him of Trinidad. The print series was a first step in exploring his new home as subject matter. He explains, “I have found that making etchings prior to making paintings is a useful way to familiarize myself with the subject and imagery.”

–Jan Howard, Houghton P. Metcalf Jr. Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

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Tombstone

Peter Doig (Scottish, b. 1959 in Edinburgh, Scotland)
Druckatelier Fritze Margull (Berlin, Germany), printer
Griffelkunst-Vereinigung (Hamburg, Germany), publisher
Haus der Bilder (House of Pictures); from the series Black Palms, 2004
Color etching with aquatint, sugar lift, and burnishing on Zerkall-Bütten paper (250g/qm)
Image: 19.7 x 13.8 cm (7 3/4 x 5 7/16 inches)
Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff 2019.125.2

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