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Object Type
print
Museum number
1885,0314.140
Title
Object:
La nuit
Description
Personification of the Night, after Falero: a nude female figure standing full-length, in profile to left, floating in the sky with a swirling drapery, her left hand to her neck, the right arm outstretched as if trying to grasp the moon beyond. 1884 Photogravure printed in dark blue, on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
Goupil
After:
Luis Ricardo Falero
Published by:
Goupil
(as Boussod, Valadon & Cie)
Published by:
Knoedler & Co
Printed by:
Goupil
(as Boussod, Valadon & Cie)
School/style
French
Spanish
Production date
1884
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Published in:
New York (city)
Published in:
Berlin (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
photogravure
Dimensions
Height:
518 millimetres
Width:
296 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
A pair to 'Le Jour' (1885,0314.139).
Location
Not on display
Subjects
time/seasons
Acquisition name
From:
Anonymous
Acquisition date
1885
Acquisition notes
Acquired under the Copyright Act
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1885,0314.140