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A Document on the Impotence of Love

A work made of heliogravure, with soft varnish ("vernis mou") and drypoint, on cream wove paper.
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  • A work made of heliogravure, with soft varnish ("vernis mou") and drypoint, on cream wove paper.

Date:

1894

Artist:

Félicien Rops
Belgian, 1833-1898

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Félicien Rops

Title

A Document on the Impotence of Love

Place

Belgium (Artist's nationality:)

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1894

Medium

Heliogravure, with soft varnish ("vernis mou") and drypoint, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 21.6 × 16 cm (8 9/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Plate: 21.6 × 16 cm (8 9/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 37 × 28 cm (14 5/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.5277

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