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The Song of the Poorly Loved, plate five from Alcools

A work made of etching in black on off-white wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of etching in black on off-white wove paper.

Date:

1934

Artist:

Louis Marcoussis (French, born Poland, 1878-1941)
based on a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire (French, born Italy, 1880-1918)

About this artwork

The Song of the Poorly Loved is perhaps Apollinaire’s most beloved poem and is based on his failed courtship of an English woman named Annie Playden.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Louis Marcoussis

Title

The Song of the Poorly Loved, plate five from Alcools

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.

1934

Medium

Etching in black on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 14.5 × 8.6 cm (5 3/4 × 3 7/16 in.); Plate: 15.2 × 9.4 cm (6 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 45.2 × 31.7 cm (17 13/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Alice Roullier

Reference Number

1964.374

Copyright

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

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