Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (The Unknown Masterpiece)
WW-1931-016193
1931·Book with 12 etchings hors-texte, 67 wood engravings, and crayon, with black morocco binding·32.5 × 25.3 cm (12 13/16 × 10 in.)
<p>Picasso’s illustrations for Honoré de Balzac’s short story <em>The Unknown Masterpiece</em> included engravings, line drawings, and etchings. Balzac’s tale of a misunderstood artist who works in secret on an “unknown masterpiece,” appealed to Picasso. He made unusual line and dot drawings, which he later heightened with crayon, dedicating it to the book’s first owner, art dealer Henri Matarasso (1892–1985).</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1931
- Dimensions
- 32.5 × 25.3 cm (12 13/16 × 10 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1931
- Dimensions
- 32.5 × 25.3 cm (12 13/16 × 10 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1931-016193
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified