The just man, like sandalwood, perfumes the blade that cuts him down, plate 46 from Miserere

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Georges Rouault

Title

The just man, like sandalwood, perfumes the blade that cuts him down, plate 46 from Miserere

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1945

Medium

Etching on paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 59 × 42 cm (23 1/4 × 16 9/16 in.); Sheet: 65.5 × 50.5 cm (25 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank B. Hubachek, Jr. and Mrs. Marjorie H. Watkins

Reference Number

1965.620

Copyright

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

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