La liseuse
Primary Artist
Louis Kahan (1905–2002)
Title
Date made
1946
Place made
Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Academy de la Grande Chaumiere View on map Close map
Category
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