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The Philosopher

A work made of etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1930

Artist:

Jacques Gaston Duchamp Villon
French, 1875-1963

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jacques Villon

Title

The Philosopher

Place

France (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.

Made 1930

Medium

Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 21.2 × 15.3 cm (8 3/8 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 39.1 × 29.7 cm (15 7/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank B. Hubachek

Reference Number

1963.7

Copyright

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

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