Cressida [drama]

Artist Hermine David (French, 1886-1971)

Publisher Éditions Émile-Paul frères, Paris, 1926

Printer etchings: Roger Lacourière, Paris; text: Louis Kaldor, Paris

Author André Suarès (French, 1868-1948)

Date1926

DimensionsBook: H: 11 1/4 in. (285 mm); W: 8 11/16 in. (221 mm); Depth: 15/16 in. (24 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 11 in. (280 mm); W: 8 11/16 in. (220 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 32 drypoints. Text: letterpress in black with red and orange (typeface: Caslon). Paper: Rives BFK cream wove paper.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.370

Not on View

Published Referencescf. The Frank Crowninshield Collection of Modern French Illustrated Books, New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1943, no. 157.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Patterns for the Eye, January 6, 1997- March 23, 1997.

Toledo Museum of Art, The Painter Was a Printmaker, June 23 - Sept. 9, 1984.

Toledo Museum of Art, Shakespeare's Characters: Playing the Part, September 2, 2016-January 8, 2017.

Toledo Museum of Art, Drawn from Classicism: Modern Artists’ Books, September 9-December 10, 2017.