About This Artwork
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)
published by Ambroise Vollard (French (1867-1939)
Leda, cover for The Volpini Suite1889, printed after 1900
Zincograph in black on ivory simili-Japanese paper
221 x 204 mm (image); 441 x 331 mm (sheet)
Inscribed upper right, on stone, in reverse: "homis soit qui mal y pense PGO."; lower center, on stone: "Projet d'asiet [sic] en 89"
Albert Roullier Memorial Collection, 1928.238
Kornfeld 1 only, B; Guérin 1 second edition
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Ownership History
Given by Mrs. Albert Roullier and Alice Roullier, Chicago, to the Art Institute, 1928.