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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25127
People
Joseph Hecht, French (Poland 1891 - 1951)
Title
Frontispiece
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Ile des cormorans
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1938-1938
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/233132

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
10.3 x 22.2 cm (4 1/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Joseph Hecht
  • inscription: lower margin, below right corner of plate, graphite, hand written, signed, in artist's hand: signature: Joseph Hecht
  • legend: lower left corner of design area, printing ink, engraving, signed, in artist's hand: artist's coat-of-arms, featuring a pike (Hecht)
  • watermark: sheet, paper pulp, compression: Montval paper: monogram in a circle, FRANCE below
    artist's coat of arms: shield containing a painter's palette, a pike, and an etching press, surmounted by a crown
  • collector's mark: verso, stamp ink and graphite, stamped and hand written: collector's (donor's) mark and year of acquisition: MC in monogram, 94

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Marjorie B. Cohn, Arlington, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, February 22, 2002.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
A
Standard Reference Number
T.-R. & P. 311

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Marjorie B. Cohn in honor of Craigen Bowen
Copyright
© Joseph Hecht Estate
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
M25127
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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