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Rosemonde, plate 21 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 poem, dedicated to the French artist André Derain, reads, in part:
I named her Rosemonde
Lest I forget
Mouth flowered in Holland
Then slowly I took my way
Seeking the rose of the world

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Louis Marcoussis

Title

Rosemonde, plate 21 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: 14.7 × 9.2 cm (5 13/16 × 3 5/8 in.); Plate: 15.4 × 9.9 cm (6 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 31.7 cm (17 3/4 × 12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Alice Roullier

Reference Number

1964.377

Copyright

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

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