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The Passion

A work made of book with text and wood engravings on cream laid paper, sewn on five cords, in leather and cloth half binding, in slipcase; originally included 17 etchings, wood engravings, and a frontispiece, text pages, and cover; 150 pages including text; the etchings and frontispiece have been removed and matted individually; the text, wood engravings and volume cover are together.

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  • A work made of book with text and wood engravings on cream laid paper, sewn on five cords, in leather and cloth half binding, in slipcase; originally included 17 etchings, wood engravings, and a frontispiece, text pages, and cover; 150 pages including text; the etchings and frontispiece have been removed and matted individually; the text, wood engravings and volume cover are together.

Date:

1935, published 1939

Artist:

Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958)
published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1835-1939)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Georges Rouault

Title

The Passion

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1935

Medium

Book with text and wood engravings on cream laid paper, sewn on five cords, in leather and cloth half binding, in slipcase; originally included 17 etchings, wood engravings, and a frontispiece, text pages, and cover; 150 pages including text; the etchings and frontispiece have been removed and matted individually; the text, wood engravings and volume cover are together

Dimensions

Sheet: 44.3 × 33 cm (17 1/2 × 13 in.); Book: 45.4 × 34.7 × 4 cm (17 7/8 × 13 11/16 × 1 5/8 in.); Box: 46.5 × 35.5 × 5.3 cm (18 5/16 × 14 × 2 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift in memory of Kay Goodman King from the A. Peter Dewey Memorial Fund

Reference Number

1946.66.19

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