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Looking at a butterly on a flower, from the series Greek Virgins
Raphael Kirchner (Austrian, 1875–1917)
Printer: Terry Engraving Company
German
1900

Medium/Technique Duotype halftone on card stock
Dimensions Horizontal: Overall: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2012.6217
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

Catalogue Raisonné D.30 - Greek virgins
DescriptionSeries: Greek Virgins. Women in printed dresses, near the ocean.
Front: DUOTYPE HALFTONE ENGRAVED BY THE TERRY ENGRAVING CO., COLUMBUS, O.
Back: undivided. Mint.
Signed Raphael Kirchner
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2012, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2012)