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Forty trial proofs for the woodcut illustrations to "Daphnis and Chloe"

Author Longus Greek
1937
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Forty trial proofs for the woodcut illustrations to "Daphnis and Chloe"
  • Artist: Aristide Maillol (French, Banyuls-sur-Mer 1861–1944 Perpignan)
  • Author: Longus (Greek, active 3rd century CE)
  • Date: 1937
  • Medium: Woodcuts
  • Dimensions: each approx. 7-3/4 x 5-1/8 in. (19.7 x 13)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Sylvia Brody Axelrad, 1998
  • Object Number: 1998.467.1–.40
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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