Louis Marcoussis (French, born Poland, 1878-1941)
based on a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire (French, born Italy, 1880-1918)
The Betrothal, plate 29 from Alcools
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Louis Marcoussis (French, born Poland, 1878-1941)
based on a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire (French, born Italy, 1880-1918)1934
The Betrothal, plate 29 from Alcools
Louis Marcoussis (French, born Poland, 1878-1941) based on a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire (French, born Italy, 1880-1918) →etchingprint
Date
1934
Medium
Etching in black on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.9 × 9.3 cm (5 7/8 × 3 11/16 in.); Plate: 15.4 × 9.8 cm (6 1/8 × 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 45.2 × 31.7 cm (17 13/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Alice Roullier
Though the poem was first published in 1908, Apollinaire dedicated it to Picasso when he included it in Alcools five years later.
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The Song of the Poorly Loved, plate five from Alcools
Louis Marcoussis (French, born Poland, 1878-1941) based on a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire (French, born Italy, 1880-1918)
Moonlight, plate 30 from Alcools
Louis Marcoussis (French, born Poland, 1878-1941) based on a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire (French, born Italy, 1880-1918)
