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Jean Signovert

Le Bestiaire de Paul Eluard

Maker

Jean Signovert (French, b. 1919)
Roger Chastel (French, 1897-1981), designer
Marthe Fequet, printer
Maeght Éditeur (French, 1948), publisher
Paul Baudier, printer

Title

Le Bestiaire de Paul Eluard

Year

November 30, 1948

Medium

  • Color Etching,
  • aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Color Etching,
  • aquatint

Materials

aquatint

Supports

  • Medium weight cream wove Vélin de Lana paper,
  • (portfolio cover) medium weight cream laid paper of Auvergne du Moulin de Laga

Dimensions

38.4 x 56.2 cm (15 1/8 x 22 1/8 inches) (sheet) folio sheet

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On portfolio folder, LL:Chastel

Marks: Two different watermarks.

Identification

Edition

93/196

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

52.071

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

The Illustrated Book
Oct 21, 1980 – Nov 23, 1980

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Jean Signovert (French, b. 1919)
Roger Chastel (French, 1897-1981), designer
Marthe Fequet, printer
Maeght Éditeur (French, 1948), publisher
Paul Baudier, printer
Le Bestiaire de Paul Eluard, November 30, 1948
Color Etching; aquatint
38.4 x 56.2 cm (15 1/8 x 22 1/8 inches) (sheet) folio sheet
Museum Works of Art Fund 52.071

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