Wednesday, September 30, 2009

"Rain in Watford"...

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"Rain in Watford", Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1974-80
(Collection of the Schmidt Family) This image is from slides printed by Sarah Haffner.
Note: This is a new image of a work that is already in the archive.
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"The blue curtain"...

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"The blue curtain", Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1974-80
(From the collection of Sarah Haffner)
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"Steep Valley"...

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"Steep Valley", Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Provenance unknown) Image from slides sent by Sarah Haffner.
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"The day before yesterday, I went to see Peter Schmidt, who'd been living alone in Scotland for a while, painting in water-colours. I was very impressed by one water-colour that's grass and rocks, and he'd just done all these little blades of grass..." Brian Eno interviewed in late 1979, from Melody Maker, January 12th 1980
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Dangerous mountain trail...

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Unknown title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Collection of the Schmidt Family) Image from the slides sent by Sarah Haffner.
Note: This is a new image of a work that is already in the archive.
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Mountain with crevasse...

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Unknown title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1979
(Provenance unknown) Image from the slides sent by Sarah Haffner.
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Peter often went walkabout on the Isle of Skye, off the coast of Scotland when he lived there for a short while in 1979. He found the color of the terrain very muted, and after a time, almost devoid of color. I feel this may be a painting he did as a result of his time spent there.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Peter Schmidt, still life...

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Unknown title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Provenance unknown) Image from the slides printed by Sarah Haffner.
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Landscape with sun and clouds...

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Unknown title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1973-80
(Collection of Esme) Image from the slides printed by Sarah Haffner.

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"Clouds over the sea"...

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"Clouds over the sea", Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1973-80
(From the collection of Sarah Haffner) A Dauer-leihgabe, on indefinitely long loan from Simon.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

"London Houses(at the edge of the world)"

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"London Houses (at the edge of the world)", Peter Schmidt, watercolor, 1975-79
(Provenance unknown) Image from the slides sent by Sarah Haffner.
Note: This is a new image of a work that is already in the archive.
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Reminiscent of the grouping of houses where Peter, Esme and Brian Eno's old friend Tim Gordon lives, built in the 1700's, situated west of London on the Thames River, and indeed appear to be at the edge of the world. A superlative work...
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Dark waters...

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Unknown title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1974-80
(Provenance unknown, from slides printed by Sarah Haffner)
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Reflection of a mountain...

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Unknown title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1979
(Provenance unknown, from slides printed by Sarah Haffner)
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Deep waters...

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Unknown Title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Collection of the Schmidt Family) Image from slides printed by Sarah Haffner.
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Rainy landscape with wallpaper...

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Unknown Title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1974-80
(Provenance unknown) Image is from slides sent by Sarah Haffner.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Landscape with trees and a stream...

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Unknown title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1973-80
(Provenance unknown, from slides printed by Sarah Haffner)
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Monday, September 21, 2009

Breaking waves, rocky beach...

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Unknown Title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Provenance unknown, from slides printed by Sarah Haffner)
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Sunset on a calm sea...

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Unknown Title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Provenance unknown, from slides printed by Sarah Haffner)
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Peter seems to have mastered the delicate texture of the sea.
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Waves in a dense fog...

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Unknown Title, Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Provenance unknown, from slides printed by Sarah Haffner)
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Peter Schmidt, new and rediscovered images...

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"Raimund's Painting(a gift from Peter)", Peter Schmidt, watercolor painting, 1975-80
(Collection of Sarah Haffner)
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We have graciously been sent over 50 images of Peter's work from his sister Sarah, who lives and works as an artist in Berlin. Some of these images are already in the collection, but are of a much better quality, some will be seen here for the first time as is this one. These images were made from slides that have been with her for many years, and some were made from the original paintings which are in her home. Over the coming weeks I will be posting them here, and eventually add them to the permanent archive at http://www.peterschmidtweb.com/.
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"The larger sea landscape of which I'm afraid I have no title was a painting Peter gave to my father. It hung opposite his bed and was there to console him while he was dying. My father was very fond of Peter who was three years old when my parents got to know each other." Heretofore, and until we are told otherwise, this painting shall be known as "Raimund's Painting(a gift from Peter)".
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My very deep thanks to Sarah for sharing this group of images with our community.

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