Skulls and Old Books (Schedels met oude Boeken)

1919

Anton F. Pieck

Associated Names
Anton F. Pieck

Artist, Dutch, 1895 - 1987

The image shows an etching of a human skull on top of worn books, with another skull nearby. The color palette is monochromatic with beige, brown, and black tones. The skulls are centrally placed, with the larger skull tilting slightly to the left on top of the books. Papers and pages cover some books, extending towards the right side of the composition against a textured background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.48 × 47.31 cm (12 × 18 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 44.77 × 63.82 cm (17 5/8 × 25 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.10.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hallema 1930, no. E95

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William P. Carl Fine Prints, Durham); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • Hallema, Anne. Anton Pieck, Catalogus en Beschryving van zyn Prenten en Schilderyen. The Hague, 1930: no. E95.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: eigen druck; lower right in graphite: Anton Pieck; lower left in blue ink: 73; lower left in plate: ANTON PIECK 1919; upper left verso in graphite: 35 [partially cut off]; lower right verso in graphite: 8.90 [underlined and partially erased]

Watermarks

present but not identified

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