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Letterio Calapai

La Valse (The Waltz),

Maker

  • Letterio Calapai

Title

La Valse (The Waltz)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Soft ground,
  • engraving,
  • aquatint,
  • and stencil rolled in color with gauffrage on wove paper

Techniques

  • Soft ground,
  • engraving,
  • aquatint,
  • and stencil rolled in color with gauffrage on wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 58 x 45 cm (22 13/16 x 17 11/16 inches); Sheet: 64.6 x 51 cm (25 7/16 x 20 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: On recto in graphite along bottom of image LL "La Valse"

Inscription: On recto in graphite along bottom of image LC "39/50"

Inscription: On recto in graphite along bottom of image LR signed "L. Calapai. '51"

Inscription: On recto in graphite LR corner of sheet in another hand: "92.43.108.10"

Seals: On recto, below image, LR, circular Artist Chop: overlapping initials "LC" above underlined "imp."

Identification

Edition

39/50

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Patricia J. Dryer

Object Number

2025.34.8

La Valse (The Waltz)

39/50

Inscription: On recto in graphite along bottom of image LL "La Valse"

Inscription: On recto in graphite along bottom of image LC "39/50"

Inscription: On recto in graphite along bottom of image LR signed "L. Calapai. '51"

Inscription: On recto in graphite LR corner of sheet in another hand: "92.43.108.10"

Seals: On recto, below image, LR, circular Artist Chop: overlapping initials "LC" above underlined "imp."

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