2011.475: The Parrot

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.475

People

Hans Thoma, German (Bernau im Schwarzwald, Germany 1839 - 1924 Karlsruhe, Germany)

Title

The Parrot

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Der Papagei

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1901

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/339537

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on off-white wove paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

image: 19 x 11.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.)
plate: 21.3 x 13.5 cm (8 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
sheet: 36.3 x 24.1 cm (14 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: etched in plate, lower left: II
• inscription: etched in plate, lower right: HT [monogram] / 1901
• inscription: print margin, lower right below plate, signed in graphite: Hans Thoma
• inscription: print margin, lower right corner, graphite: Der Papagei B.45 III / JF[?]
• stamp and inscription: verso, lower right, red ink stamp with graphite inscription: H.T. 121 [graphite] / Verlag Der / Kunstdruckerei Künstlerbund / Karls[? remainder of word illegible, possibly Karlsruhe]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Hermann Bünemann, Munich, Germany, gift; to Wolfgang and Emmerich Bünemann, Munich, Germany, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2011.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

iii/iv

Standard Reference Number

Beringer 475, Beringer (1991) 45

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Wolfgang and Emmerich Bünemann, in honor of their father Hermann Bünemann

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.475

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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