Image

Peter Grippe

Improvisation

Description

Maker

Peter Grippe (American, b. 1912), designer

Title

Improvisation

Year

1946-7

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving, etching

Supports

Dimensions

14.9 x 22.7 cm (5 7/8 x 8 15/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil on left under platemark:Improvisation 1946-47; on right signed:Peter Grippe Verso:In pencil:In LL corner:10.11.49 B-1/Grippe 49.394; along right edge: [?] Imp. P. GrippeIn Plate--in bottom center:46-47

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:RISD/MUSEUMOF ART/ surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Purchased and Presented by Mrs. Murray Danforth

Object Number

49.394

Type

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Tombstone

Peter Grippe (American, b. 1912), designer
Improvisation, 1946-7
engraving; etching
14.9 x 22.7 cm (5 7/8 x 8 15/16 inches) (plate)
Purchased and Presented by Mrs. Murray Danforth 49.394

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