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Octopus, from Mode d'Emploi

A work made of engraving on white japanese paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of engraving on white japanese paper.

Date:

1967

Artist:

Hans Bellmer
German, born Poland, 1902-1975

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hans Bellmer

Title

Octopus, from Mode d'Emploi

Place

Germany (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.

Published 1967

Medium

Engraving on white Japanese paper

Dimensions

Plate: 14.9 × 8.6 cm (5 7/8 × 3 7/16 in.); Sheet: 22.7 × 16 cm (8 15/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lust

Reference Number

1976.480

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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