Photo of collection object The Mother Hen (La Mère poule) (plate, facing page 118) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle)
Picasso, Pablo. The Mother Hen (La Mère poule) (plate, facing page 118) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), 1936, published 1942. Aquatint, etching, drypoint, and engraving from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints, composition (irreg.): 12 11/16 x 9 5/8" (32.2 x 24.5 cm); page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 976.1964.18. (Photo: MoMA)
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The Mother Hen (La Mère poule) (plate, facing page 118) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle)

1936, published 1942

Pablo Picasso

Spanish, 1881–1973

Drawings & Prints

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Picasso, Pablo
Classification
Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium
Aquatint, etching, drypoint, and engraving from an illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints
Medium
aquatint, etching, drypoint, engraving, from, illustrated, book, aquatints
Dimensions
composition (irreg.): 12 11/16 x 9 5/8" (32.2 x 24.5 cm); page: 14 3/16 x 11 1/4" (36 x 28.5 cm)
Departments
Drawings & Prints
Accession Number
976.1964.18
Credit Line
The Louis E. Stern Collection
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