Le Poete Assassine

1962

Guillaume Apollinaire (author) and Raoul Dufy (artist)

Associated Names
Guillaume Apollinaire

Author, French, 1880 - 1918

Raoul Dufy

Artist, French, 1877 - 1953

This is a photograph of a vintage book cover. The cover features red illustrations of winged horses and floral motifs against a grey background. The text on the cover includes "GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE" at the top, "LE POÈTE ASSASSINÉ" below it, and "TRENTE-SIX LITHOGRAPHIES DE RAOUL DUFY" towards the center, all in bold lettering. The design is symmetrical and intricate, with a historical artistic feel. The color and typography suggest a connection to early 20th-century French artistic movements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 36 lithographic illustrations

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    book: 29 × 23.5 × 1.5 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/4 × 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.84

  • Volume Title

    Le Poete Assassine: Trente-Six Lithographies de Raoul Dufy

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on title-page in black ink: Elieve Castle Nef / John [?] Nef / Paris; by later hand: This now belongs to / Evelyn Nef and John Nef / May 9, 1964.

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