Die Eclogen Vergils in der Ursprache und Deutsch (Band I)
Die Eclogen Vergils in der Ursprache und Deutsch (Band I)
Artist
Aristide Maillol
(French, 1861-1944)
Author
Virgil (Vergilius Publius Maro)
(Roman, 70-19 BCE)
Date1926
DimensionsPortfolio: H: 13 9/16 In. (344 mm); W: 10 1/2 in. (267 mm); Depth: 1 3/16 in. (30 mm).
Book: H: 13 1/4 in. (337 mm); W: 10 5/16 in. (262 mm); Depth: 7/8 in. (22 mm).
Page (untrimmed): 13 1/16 in. (331 mm); W: 10 in. (254 mm).
Book: H: 13 1/4 in. (337 mm); W: 10 5/16 in. (262 mm); Depth: 7/8 in. (22 mm).
Page (untrimmed): 13 1/16 in. (331 mm); W: 10 in. (254 mm).
MediumOriginal prints: 47 woodcuts.
Text: letterpress in black with red (typeface: roman).
Paper: hemp and linen wove, handmade by Gaspard Maillol at Montval, France (watermark representing Maillol’s statue La Méditerranée with the initials MK [Maillol Kessler] in the base).
ClassificationBooks
Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number
1984.699
Not on View
cf. Garvey, Eleanor M., The Artist & the Book, 1860--1960, Boston, 1961, no. 172, repr.
cf. Rewald, John, editor, The Woodcuts of Aristide Maillol, New York, 1943, nos. 8--52, reprs.
cf. Victoria & Albert Museum, The Engraved work of Eric Gill, London, 1963, no. 104 (Cranach Presse mark), repr.
cf. Wheeler, Monroe, Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators, New York, 1946, p. 106
cf. The Frank Crowninshield Collection of Modern French Illustrated Books, New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1943, no. 472.
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Bareiss Collection of Illustrated Books from Toulouse-Lautrec to Kiefer, 1985, no. 42.Toledo Museum of Art, Classically Modern, Feb. 18 - April 30, 2000.
Toledo Museum of Art, Splendid Pages: The Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 14--May 11, 2003.
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