Photo of collection object Couple Facing Each Other (In-text plate, folio 19) from Poésie de mots inconnus — Giacometti, Alberto. Couple Facing Each Other (In-text plate, folio 19) from Poésie de mots inconnus, 1949. Etching from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut, plate (partial): 6 1/8 x 4 3/4" (15.5 x 12.1cm); page: 12 11/16 × 9 13/16" (32.3 × 25 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 992.1964.19. (Photo: MoMA)

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Couple Facing Each Other (In-text plate, folio 19) from Poésie de mots inconnus

1949

Alberto Giacometti

Swiss, 1901–1966

Drawings & Prints

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Giacometti, Alberto
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Etching from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut
Medium: etching, from, illustrated, book, woodcuts, etchings, aquatint, engraving, lithographs, drypoints, engravings, linoleum, cut
Dimensions: plate (partial): 6 1/8 x 4 3/4" (15.5 x 12.1cm); page: 12 11/16 × 9 13/16" (32.3 × 25 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 992.1964.19
Credit Line: The Louis E. Stern Collection
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