Photo of collection object Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables) — Marcks, Gerhard. Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables), (1950, print executed 1949-50). One from an illustrated book with thirty-five woodcuts (including woodcut cover, title page and ornamental initials), composition (irreg.): 1 15/16 x 4 1/8" (4.9 x 10.5 cm); page: 13 x 9 1/16" (33 x 23 cm). Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 305.1950.9. (Photo: MoMA)

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Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Gerhard Marcks

German, 1889–1981

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Maker/Artist: Marcks, Gerhard
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: One from an illustrated book with thirty-five woodcuts (including woodcut cover, title page and ornamental initials)
Medium: from, illustrated, book, woodcuts, including, woodcut, cover, title, page, ornamental, initials
Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 1 15/16 x 4 1/8" (4.9 x 10.5 cm); page: 13 x 9 1/16" (33 x 23 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 305.1950.9
Credit Line: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
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