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Sagesse

Paris, 1911

Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

Maurice Denis

Artist, French, 1870 - 1943

Paul Verlaine

Author, French, 1844 - 1896

Jacques Beltrand

Wood-engraver, French, 1874 - 1977

Medium

bound volume with 72 wood engravings and extra set of wood engravings hand-colored by Denis
Credit Line

Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Dimensions

book: 28.6 x 23.2 x 5.3 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Accession

2001.136.53

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

P Brunet (bookplate). Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston (Stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand in graphite on last free endpaper: un Il es a Japon / avec un suite dur Holl. / [?] 5 bois e[?] leurs / enrichi d'un dessin original