Le Fil d'Ariane (Ariadne's Thread)

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Le Fil d'Ariane (Ariadne's Thread)

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Le Fil d'Ariane (Ariadne's Thread),

1974

André Masson, French, 1896–1987
Printed at Atelier Crommelynck
x1977-138

Information

Title
Le Fil d'Ariane (Ariadne's Thread)
Dates

1974

Maker
André Masson
Medium
Etching on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions
plate: 29.4 x 21.1 cm (11 9/16 x 8 5/16 in.) sheet: 45.3 x 33.8 cm (17 13/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Albert List Family Collection
Object Number
x1977-138
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Numbered in graphite, lower left: 47//100 Signed in graphite, lower right: André Masson
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
hands, figures (representations), women, nudes

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