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In the Mouth that was Sweet, the Taste of Gall (En bouche qui fut fraiche gout de fiel), Plate XV from Miserere
In the Mouth that was Sweet, the Taste of Gall (En bouche qui fut fraiche gout de fiel), Plate XV from Miserere

In the Mouth that was Sweet, the Taste of Gall (En bouche qui fut fraiche gout de fiel), Plate XV from Miserere

Artist Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958)
Publisher Éditions de l'Étoile filante, Paris, 1948
Printer etchings: Jacquemin, Paris text: Aulard, Paris
Author Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958)
Date1922 (published 1948)
Dimensions19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (50.6 x 35.4 cm)
MediumEtching, aquatint, drypoint and roulette over photogravure
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineMrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number
1983.44T
Not on View
Published Referencescf. Blunt, Anthony, Georges Rouault: Miserere, London, 1950.

Wheeler, Monroe and Georges Rouault, "Miserere", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1952.

cf. Wofsy, Alan, Georges Rouault: The Graphic Work, London, 1976.

cf. Johnson, Una E., Ambroise Vollard, Editeur, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1977, pp. 147-148.

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