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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25221
People
Gisèle Celan-Lestrange, French (1927 - 1990)
Title
Birth of Ice
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Naissance de glace
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1974
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/142163

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 31.5 x 24 cm (12 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Gisele Celan-lestrange
  • inscription: yes, lower left, graphite, handwritten, French, in artist's hand: proof and date: EA 1974
  • inscription: lower, center, graphite, handwritten, French, in artist's hand: title: Naissance de glace
  • inscription: lower right, graphite, handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: signature: Gisele Celan-lestrange

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gisèle Celan-Lestrange, gift; to unidentified collector. Georg Fritsch Antiquariat, Vienna, Austria, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, May 28, 2002.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
artist's proof

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Susan and Richard Bennett Fund
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
M25221
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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