Accession number
TMP 2023-96.6:3
Creator
Legrand, Louis, 1863-1951, printmaker.
Published
[Paris], [1892].
Credit line
Promised gift of Davida Deutsch in memory of Alvin Deutsch.
Notes
Remarque proof of an etching which appeared as an illustration in Erastène Ramiro's Cours de danse fin de siècle (Paris : E. Dentu, Éditeur, 1892); the first state according to Arwas, before the artist's signature was added in the image at upper left.
Description
1 print : aquatint and drypoint ; image: 121 x 145 mm; plate mark: 172 x 265 mm; sheet: 250 x 320 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Ownership stamp of Carl Sachs on verso; signed by the artist in green crayon.
Provenance
Ownership stamp of Carl Sachs; from the collection of Davida Deutsch.
Summary
A young dancer lies on the floor, raising her leg in a high kick with the assistance of her instructor who stands over her. With a large remarque showing a woman out for a walk at night, with tree branches overhead and lit up by a lighted news kiosk.
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