Le Désespéranto
Artist: Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)
Publisher: Bordas ([Paris], 1949)
Printer: text: G. Girard, Paris; etchings: Roger Lacourrière, [Paris]
Author: Tristan Tzara (French (born Romania), 1896-1963)
Date: 1949
Dimensions:
Slipcase: H: 6 11/16 in. (170 mm); W: 4 15/16 in. (125 mm); Depth: 4 1/8 in. (105 mm).
Book: H: 6 1/16 in. (154 mm); W: 4 9/16 in. (116 mm); Depth: 1 1/4 in. (32 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 5 1/2 in. (140 mm); W: 4 5/16 in. (110 mm).
Element (untrimmed): H: 5 5/8 in. (143 mm); W: 4 5/16 in. (110 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 8 etchings from cut pieces of copperplates in black with added pochoir color, plus a suite of 8 etchings printed from the remaining pieces of the copperplates heightened in the cut-out areas with watercolor. Text: letterpress. Paper: van Gelder cream laid paper, watermarked.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.949C
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