Painter Observed by Model from Honoré de Balzac's Le Chef D'Oeuvre Inconnu
Entry/Object ID
Akeley Archive 022
Type of Print
Etching
Artwork Details
Medium
ink, Paper
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Role
Artist
Artist
Louis Fort
Role
Print Maker
Manufacturer
Ambroise Vollard
Date made
circa 1927
Time Period
20th Century
Place
* Untyped Place
Paris, France
Edition
Edition Size
99
Edition Number
90
Notes
The set of 13 published in 1931 in an edition of 305. Single works were sold in batches of 99
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Print number and run
Location
lower left below plate
Transcription
90/99
Material/Technique
Written, Ink
Type
Signature
Location
lower right below plate
Transcription
Picasso
Material/Technique
Ink, Written
Dimensions
Dimension Description
plate
Height
10 in
Width
13-1/2 in
Dimension Description
image
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
11 in
Provenance
Notes
Professor Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Mrs. Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries
