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Cochon d'avril [print].

Accession number
TMP 2023-96.47
Creator
Legrand, Louis, 1863-1951, printmaker.
Published
[Paris], [1894].
Credit line
Promised gift of Davida Deutsch in memory of Alvin Deutsch.
Notes
The 1st state of 3 as described by Arwas, before the addition of the pig's hand holding a rose; one of 5 impressions on van Gelder Zonen paper.
Artist's signature in the plate at lower right.
Image contiguous with plate mark.
With paper mat inscribed in pencil: "A 97 i/iii"; "Legrand (Louis) Cochon d'avril pointe sèche originale Epreuve avant l'ajout de le main".
Description
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark: 125 x 285 mm; sheet: 325 x 505 mm
Provenance
From the collection of Davida Deutsch.
Summary
Print shows two figures, half-length: a young woman, at left, with a long braid, turned 3/4 to the left and viewed from the back; she holds an armload of packages tied with string, and behind her at right, in profile, is the figure of a man with the head of a pig, holding a cane.
Classification
Department