Dialogues des courtisanes

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Dialogues des courtisanes

Artist Aristide Maillol (French, 1861-1944)

Publisher Henri Creuzevault and Dina Viern, [Paris, 1948]

Printer lithographs: Fernand Mourlot, Paris; text: Pierre Bricage, Paris

Author Lucian (Greek, about 120-after 180)

Date[1948]

DimensionsSlipcase: H: 15 13/16 in. (401 mm); W: 12 1/16 in. (307 mm); Depth: 1 7/8 in. (48 mm).
Chemise: H: 15 3/8 in. (391 mm); W: 11 7/8 in. (302 mm); Depth: 1 1/2 in. (38 mm).
Book: H: 15 3/16 in. (385 mm); W: 11 5/8 in. (295 mm); Depth: 1 1/8 in. (29 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 15 3/16 in. (385 mm); W: 11 9/16 in. (293 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 35 lithographs posthumously transferred to stone from Maillol compositions. Text: letterpress. Paper: Canson & Montgolfier laid off-white paper made to Maillol’s specifications, watermarked: M K [Maillol Kessler] beneath a representation of Maillol’s sculpture, La Méditerranée.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.704

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Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Classically Modern: Classical Texts with Modern Prints from the Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 18 - April 30, 2000.