PrintsGerman20th century

Shoah

1997

Artists

Wolf VostellArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching, drypoint and aquatint

Medium

Etching with aquatint, and drypoint on off-white wove paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

sheet: 55 × 76.7 cm (21 5/8 × 30 3/16 in.) image: 34.9 × 51.4 cm (13 3/4 × 20 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Wolf Vostell Estate, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museums, 2022.

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