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Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849–1938)

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Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849–1938)

Return of the Prodigal Son (Rückkehr des verlorenen Sohnes) from the annual portfolio of the Alliance for the Advancement of German Art (Verbindung zur Förderung deutscher Kunst)

Date:
(1916, published 1931)
Medium:
Woodcut
Dimensions:
composition (irreg.): 19 15/16 x 14 7/16" (50.7 x 36.6 cm); sheet: 24 1/8 x 17 1/8" (61.3 x 43.5 cm)
Paper:
Cream, smooth, laid Japan.
Publisher:
Verbindung zur Förderung deutscher Kunst, Berlin
Printer:
The artist
Edition:
Portfolio: 80 [this ex,]; plus few impressions outside the edition
Credit Line:
Purchase
Reference:
Vogt 99. Söhn 731-3. Rifkind 2380.
MoMA Number:
24.1947
Themes:
Religion
Techniques:
Woodcut

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