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Lascaux

A work made of color etching, photo-transfer, aquatint, and electric engraving on white wove paper.

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  • A work made of color etching, photo-transfer, aquatint, and electric engraving on white wove paper.

Date:

1971

Artist:

Barbara S. Spitz
American, born 1926

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Barbara S. Spitz

Title

Lascaux

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1971

Medium

Color etching, photo-transfer, aquatint, and electric engraving on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 45.4 × 60.2 cm (17 7/8 × 23 3/4 in.); Sheet: 53 × 76.4 cm (20 7/8 × 30 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Roy J. Friedman

Reference Number

1972.178

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