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The Earth (La terre)

1928

Joseph Hecht

Associated Names

Joseph Hecht

Artist, Polish, 1891 - 1951

This is a drawing featuring two hemispheric world maps surrounded by various animals and figures. The image shows the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, mythical creatures resting on clouds above each map, a stylized sun radiating lines at the center top, and animals such as an elephant, zebra, and a giraffe, alongside human figures below the maps. The drawing is highly detailed with intricate line work and forms of each subject.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving on laid paper [artist's proof]
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1946.11.62
Catalogue Raisonné

Tonneau-Ryckelynck and Plumart 1992, no. 158

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

Tonneau-Ryckelynck, Dominique. Joseph Hecht 1891-951. Paris, 1992: 72-73.

Wikidata ID

Q65079953

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