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My Dead Father

A work made of drypoint from a copper plate, on cream wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

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  • A work made of drypoint from a copper plate, on cream wove paper.

Date:

1888

Artist:

James Ensor
Belgian, 1860-1949

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James Ensor

Title

My Dead Father

Place

Belgium (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1888

Medium

Drypoint from a copper plate, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 9.1 × 13.2 cm (3 5/8 × 5 1/4 in.); Plate: 9.9 × 13.8 cm (3 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 15.8 × 25 cm (6 1/4 × 9 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Harold Joachim

Reference Number

1967.233

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

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