Artist:
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Henri Matisse Stéphane Mallarmé Albert Skira & Cie, Lausanne Léon Pichon , (text) Roger Lacourière
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Title:
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The Mane of Hair, page from Poésies
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Date:
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1932
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Medium:
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Etching
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Dimensions:
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13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Bruce B. Dayton
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Location:
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Gallery 359
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Known as Le Chevelure, or The Mane of Hair, this lush drawing literally seems to spill over the page. Its classic simplicity enhances the mythic tones of Mallarmé's enigmatic sonnet.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Matisse, Henri
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1869 - 1954
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Name:
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Mallarmé, Stéphane
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Role:
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Author
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Life Dates:
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French, 1842-1898
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Name:
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Skira, Albert
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Role:
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Publisher
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Name:
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Pichon, Léon
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Role:
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Printer
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Name:
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Lacourière, Roger
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Role:
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Etcher
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Books
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Physical Description:
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page from the book: Poésies
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , , Paris
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Edition:
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Edition of 125; 42/125
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Accession #:
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B.81.13.4
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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