La liseuse

Primary Artist

Louis Kahan (1905–2002)

Title

La liseuse

Date made

1946

Place made

Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Academy de la Grande Chaumiere View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

17.0 x 24.4 cm (image)

Support

thick cream wove paper

Support size

32.0 x 44.9 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed in plate lower left 'Louis Kahan'. Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Louis Kahan 46'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Epreuve d'Artiste'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'La liseuse'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right in black pencil, '20 x 18'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

9076

Accession number

96.807

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1996/97 (1996-08-27)

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1996

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Kahan, Louis. | (1905–2002) Austrian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013