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A work made of lithograph in black on cream japanese paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé).

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on cream japanese paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé).

Date:

1927/28

Artist:

Adolf Arthur Dehn (American, 1895-1968)
printed by Edmond Desjobert

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Adolf Arthur Dehn

Title

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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.

1927–1928

Medium

Lithograph in black on cream Japanese paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)

Dimensions

Image/primary support: 36.6 × 28 cm (14 7/16 × 11 1/16 in.); Secondary support: 47.1 × 35.4 cm (18 9/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Virginia Dehn

Reference Number

2009.181

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