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Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849–1938)

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Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849–1938)

.a Two Dancers (Zwei Tanzende) .b Conversation (Unterredung) .c Conversation, (Unterredung) [partial stencil]

Date:
.a (c. 1913) .b (c. 1913) .c (c. 1913)
Medium:
.a Linoleum cut .b Stencil print .c Stencil with green gouache
Dimensions:
.a composition: 11 1/16 x 11 15/16" (28.1 x 30.3 cm); sheet: 11 1/16 x 11 15/16" (28.1 x 30.3 cm); mount: 12 13/16 x 15 3/16" (32.6 x 38.6 cm). .b composition: 10 13/16 x 12 3/16" (27.4 x 31 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 15 3/16" (32.6 x 38.6 cm). .c composition (irreg. ): 11 1/4 x 5 11/16" (28.6 x 14.5 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 15 3/16" (32.6 x 38.6 cm)
Paper:
Cream, smooth, wove Japan (mounted on light gray, smooth, wove paper).
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
The artist
Edition:
.a Edition: unique impression printed by the artist outside the edition of 110 (including deluxe edition of 10 and regular edition of 100) and 20 artist's proofs in the portfolio New European Graphics, 5th Portfolio: German Artists, 1921, printed at the Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar
Credit Line:
Matthew T. Mellon Foundation Fund
Reference:
.a Vogt 70. .b/.c Vogt 180 (.b recto, .c verso).
MoMA Number:
42.1962.a-c
Themes:
Dance & Leisure, Nude
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