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Gerhard Marcks

TIER FABELN DES AESOP (Aesop's Fables)

Description

Maker

Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889-1981), author
K. H. Henssel, publisher

Title

TIER FABELN DES AESOP (Aesop's Fables)

Year

1949-1950

Medium

  • woodcut

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodcut

Materials

woodcut

Supports

  • Wove paper:medium thick.

Geography

Place Made: Berlin; Place Made: Germany

Dimensions

32.7 x 22.9 x 1 cm (12 7/8 x 9 x 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Colophon signed in pencil, "G. Marcks."

Identification

Edition

36/150

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: anonymous gift

Object Number

51.007

Type

  • Books

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Modern Illustrated Books
Feb 17, 1952 – Mar 30, 1952

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Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889-1981), author
K. H. Henssel, publisher
TIER FABELN DES AESOP (Aesop's Fables), 1949-1950
woodcut
32.7 x 22.9 x 1 cm (12 7/8 x 9 x 3/8 inches)
Museum purchase: anonymous gift 51.007

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