La pacca di maiale (The Half Pig)

1924

Luigi Bartolini

Associated Names
Luigi Bartolini

Artist, Italian, 1892 - 1963

The image includes a figure draped over a ladder or structure, with strong vertical and diagonal lines in black, grey, and white. The figure and ladder are centrally located, with additional lines and forms to the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper, laid down on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.13 × 17.3 cm (9 1/2 × 6 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.77 × 18.1 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/8 in.)
    mount: 30.48 × 24.77 cm (12 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.61.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A, Paris); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left on mount in graphite: “La morte del maiale„ ([undeciphered]); below image on mount in graphite: a le “Livre et l'Estampe„ omaggio di Luigi Bartolini 1924 [artist name and date underlined]; upper left verso in graphite by later hand: "LA PACCA Di MAIALE" / EAU Forte 1924; lower right verso in graphite by later hand: 170631 [inside box]

Markings

embossed lettering on mount: A. BINDA-MILA

Wikidata ID

Q77260935

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