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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25393.3
People
Roger Vieillard, French (Le Mans, France 1907 - 1989 Paris, France)
Title
O Chasm! O Night! In your Silence all Words are Recognized
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Identité: Ô gouffre ô nuit à ton silence toute parole se reconnait; from Jours Pétrifiés, p. 29, poems by Jean Tardieu
Series/Book Title: Petrified Days
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1947
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/142124

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 18.9 x 12.2 cm (7 7/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on plate, below image, black ink, engraved on plate, in artist's hand: O gouffre O nuit toute parole / à ton silence se reconnait

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Pearl K. and Daniel Bell, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, October 15, 2002.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
J. 14

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Pearl K. and Daniel Bell
Copyright
© Roger Vieillard / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
M25393.3
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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