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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25212
People
Gisèle Celan-Lestrange, French (1927 - 1990)
Title
Small Composition
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Petite Composition
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1958
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/144739

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 13.8 x 11 cm (5 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Celan-lestrange 1958
  • inscription: verso: lower right, graphite, handwritten, French: title (?): (23) Petite Composition
  • inscription: lower left, graphite, handwritten, French, in artist's hand: state and dedication: Epreuve d'artiste/ pour Nani et Klaus
  • inscription: yes, lower right, graphite, handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: signature and date: Celan-lestrange 1958

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gisèle Celan-Lestrange, gift; to unidentified collector. Georg Fritsch Antiquariat, Vienna, Austria, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, May 28, 2002.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
artist's proof

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Susan and Richard Bennett Fund
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
M25212
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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