La Mort du Cygne Grand Piano
Artwork Details
- Title: La Mort du Cygne Grand Piano
- Artist: Louis Majorelle (French, Toul 1859–1926 Nancy)
- Manufacturer: Érard (French, ca. 1780–1959)
- Artist: Victor Emile Prouvé (French, Nancy 1858–1943 Sétif, Algeria)
- Date: 1903 (case); 1904 (instrument)
- Geography: France
- Culture: French
- Medium: Mahogany, carved and inlaid with fruitwood veneers; ivorine; gilt bronze
- Dimensions: Width 3ft 3in (100.5 cm); Length 7ft 2in (213.5 cm); Width 4ft 10in (147.5 cm).
- Classification: Musical instruments
- Credit Line: Gift of Yvette and Allen Michaan, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.473
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1910
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1900
Louis Majorelle
1901
Louis Majorelle
1900–1910
Hermann Hauser
1937
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