Dames et généraux

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Dames et généraux

Artist Enrico Baj (Italian, 1924-2003)

Publisher Berggruen, Paris; [Galleria] Schwarz, Milan, 1964

Printer etchings: l’Atelier de Giorgio Upiglio, Milan, under the artist’s direction text: l’Imprimerie Union, Paris

Author Benjamin Péret (French, 1899-1959)

Date1964

DimensionsSlipcase: H: 13 11/16 in. (347 mm) ; W: 10 1/2 in. (266 mm) ; Depth: 1 3/4 in. (44 mm).
Chemise: H: 13 1/4 in. (337 mm); W: 10 1/4 in. (261 mm); Depth: 1 1/4 in. (32 mm).
Book: H: 12 15/16 (329 mm); W: 10 1/8 in. (257 mm); Depth: 1 in. (26 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 12 13/16 in. (325 mm); W: 9 7/8 in. (251 mm).
Leaf (untrim): H: 12 5/8 in. (321 mm); W: 9 7/8 in. (251 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 10 soft ground etchings in colors with aquatint and added collage collé elements on cream wove paper, watermarked C.F. Fabriano (Rives paper is specified in the colophon). Text: letterpress on cream Arches wove paper, watemarked (typeface: Garamond); line block reproduction of handwritten original (Duchamp's half-title page).

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.221

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Published Referencescf. Mussini, Massimo, et al, I libri di Baj, Milan, 1990, nos. 48--59, reprs.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Splendid Pages: The Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 14--May 11, 2003.