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Ant

1949-1950

Artists

Gerhard MarcksArtist

Lyonel FeiningerArtist

Description

Woodcut from Marck's illustrations for Aesop's Fables used as letterhead. Letter from Gerhard Marcks to Lyonel Feininger dated 25 December 1950. Text of letter in blue ink, signed on verso at u.r.: Gerhard Marcks.

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodcut

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on off-white laid paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

block: 4.1 x 2.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 in.) sheet: 27.3 x 19.1 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

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