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".
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.
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