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Series Title: Paris

The Eiffel Tower

1933

Joseph Hecht

(Polish, active France, 1891–1951)
Culture
France, 20th century
Medium
engraving
Support
Dark-gray laid paper bearing watermark of initials MK below Gustave Maillol's usual seated nude emblem, which indicates a Montval paper
Measurements
Sheet: 40.2 x 55.8 cm (15 13/16 x 21 15/16 in.); Platemark: 28 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer in honor of Jane Glaubinger 2003.324
Catalogue raisonné
Tonneau-Ryckelynck & Plumart 234
Edition
trial proof, aside from the edition of 100
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented engraving depicts a landscape where a large elephant walks toward the right across the foreground, followed by a small monkey. To the left sits an ornate vase; to the right, two decorative shields. The lower arch of the Eiffel Tower rises from a park in the middle ground, while its pointed top floats above a thick band of clouds. A pale moon occupies the upper right sky amidst fine hatching.

The Eiffel Tower

1933

Joseph Hecht

(Polish, active France, 1891–1951)
France, 20th century

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