Photo of collection object In-text plate (page 14) from Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus) — Rouault, Georges. In-text plate (page 14) from Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus), 1938. Wood engraving from an illustrated book with seventy-four wood engravings and seventeen aquatint and etchings (eleven with drypoint), composition (irreg.): 4 1/16 × 7 13/16" (10.3 × 19.9 cm); page (irreg.): 17 5/16 × 13 3/16" (44 × 33.5 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1043.1964.10. (Photo: MoMA)

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In-text plate (page 14) from Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus)

1938

Georges Rouault

French, 1871–1958

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Maker/Artist: Rouault, Georges
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Wood engraving from an illustrated book with seventy-four wood engravings and seventeen aquatint and etchings (eleven with drypoint)
Medium: wood, engraving, from, illustrated, book, engravings, aquatint, etchings, drypoint
Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 4 1/16 × 7 13/16" (10.3 × 19.9 cm); page (irreg.): 17 5/16 × 13 3/16" (44 × 33.5 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 1043.1964.10
Credit Line: The Louis E. Stern Collection
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