jim dine
the historical untersberg
- Artist:
- Jim Dine
- Technique:
- colour etching
- Year:
- 1994
- Edition:
- 15 + 1 PP
- Literature:
- Carpenter 80
- Copy:
- Paper:
- Wove cardboard
- Sheet size:
- 1486 x 1092 mm
- Image size:
- 1340 x 991 mm
- Signature:
- handsigned, numbered
The Historical Untersberg: 3 colour etchings
The Legend of Emperor Charlemagne
Sleeping in the Mountain: The emperor sits at a large
table inside the Untersberg and sleeps. His beard
grows around the table.
The Awakening: Every hundred years, the emperor
wakes up and asks whether the ravens are still circling
the mountain.
The Significance of the Ravens: As long as the ravens
continue to circle, he sleeps on for another century.
The End of the World: If the ravens stop flying or if his
beard has grown three times around the table, he
awakens for good and the world changes.
Printed by Kurt Zein, Werkstatt für Handgedruckte
Originalgraphik, Vienna