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Marsyas (The Enchanted Spring)
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868–1938)
1910
Medium/Technique
Poster, color lithograph printed in blue (variant proof)
Dimensions
95.3 x 70.8 cm (37 1/2 x 27 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Francis Welch Fund
Accession Number1997.34
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Variant proof
DescriptionPrinter: Treslingand Co., Amsterdam. Inscribed in poster, top: NV Het Tooneel / dir: Willem Royaards / Marsyas / Of. de. betooverde. bron. Inscribed in poster, below: Mijthische Komedie / van Balthasar Verhagen / Muziek van Alphonse Diepenbrock / Decor Ontwerp van RN Roland Holst. Sticker of 1925 Paris Exposition, u.r., states in brown pen: IX/977. Verso, customs stamp in black ink, l.r.: Zoll/H-30/+ Note: One of a few copies in blue without the printer's address.
InscriptionsInscribed in poster, top: NV Het Tooneel / dir: Willem Royaards / Marsyas / Of. de. betooverde. bron. Inscribed in poster, below: Mijthische Komedie / van Balthasar Verhagen / Muziek van Alphonse Diepenbrock / Decor Ontwerp van RN Roland Holst. Sticker of 1925 Paris Exposition, u.r., states in brown pen: IX/977. Verso, customs stamp in black ink, l.r.: Zoll/H-30/+
Provenance1925, exhibited in Paris. Passed through Switzerland [see note]. 1997, sold by Wouter J. Van Leeuwen (dealer), Amsterdam, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 26, 1997)
NOTE: Verso bears a Swiss customs stamp.
NOTE: Verso bears a Swiss customs stamp.