La fragile conchiglia [The Fragile Shell]

1936

Luigi Bartolini

Associated Names
Luigi Bartolini

Artist, Italian, 1892 - 1963

The image shows a shell inside a rectangular box. The color scheme is mainly black, white, and gray. The box is upright, with the shell placed at its center. The box is positioned on an angled surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in gray and black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.5 × 30 cm (10 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
    plate: 22.3 × 25 cm (8 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.30.8


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: L. Bartolini 1936; signed by artist, lower right, in graphite: Luigi Bartolinil by artist, lower left, in graphite: La fragile conchiglia Es 3/50

Wikidata ID

Q76561641

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