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Georg Kolbe (German, 1877–1947)

Call of the Earth (Ruf der Erde)

Date:
(1933)
Medium:
Etching
Dimensions:
plate: 8 1/16 x 10 5/16" (20.5 x 26.2 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 x 15 13/16" (32.2 x 40.2 cm)
Paper:
Cream, smooth, wove.
Publisher:
Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover
Printer:
unknown
Edition:
approx. 400, published for the Jahresgabe der Kestner-Gesellschaft, 1933, plus several deluxe signed impressions [this ex.]
Credit Line:
Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Copyright:
© 2016 Georg Kolbe / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany
Reference:
Rosenbach 60.
MoMA Number:
244.1935
Themes:
Dance & Leisure, Nude
Techniques:
Intaglio

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