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Roger Chastel

The Only Beak

Description

Maker

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

Title

The Only Beak
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

Dimensions

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

Identification

Edition

93/196

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

52.071.3

Type

  • Prints

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Roger Chastel (French, 1897-1981)
Jean Signovert (French, b. 1919), designer
Marthe Fequet, printer
Maeght Éditeur (French, 1948), publisher
Paul Baudier, printer
The Only Beak; 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)
Museum Works of Art Fund 52.071.3

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