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Les Phénomènes (II). La Terre et l'Eau, Plate V: Elément de sol IV
Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985)
1958
Medium/Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 64 x 45 cm (25 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard E. Caves
Accession Number2022.1164.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Webel 423
DescriptionPrinted by Serge Lozingot, Paris. Published by the artist. The series "Les Phénomènes" (Phenomena) consists of 324 lithographs divided into 22 albums, 13 printed in monochrome and nine in color (numbered I-XIII and I-IX), and published separately between 1958 and 1962. This group of 23 prints includes most of the second monochrome album, "Earth and Water" (15 of 18 prints) and the fourth color album, "Geography" (8 of 10 prints).
InscriptionsIn graphite, l.l.: épreuve d'artiste; b.c.: titled; l.r.: J. Dubuffet 58
ProvenanceRalph Colin; April 27, 1998, Christie's, New York, lot 174; sold to Richard E. Caves (b. 1931 – d. 2019), Cambridge, MA; 2022, bequest of Richard E. Caves to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 2022)