Photo of collection object Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus) — Rouault, Georges. Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus), 1934–38, published 1938. Illustrated book with seventy-four wood engravings and seventeen aquatint and etchings (eleven with drypoint), page (irreg.): 17 5/16 × 13 3/16" (44 × 33.5 cm); overall (closed): 18 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 1 3/4" (46.1 × 36.8 × 4.4 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1043.1964.1-91. (Photo: MoMA)

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Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus)

1934–38, published 1938

Georges Rouault

French, 1871–1958

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Maker/Artist: Rouault, Georges
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Illustrated book with seventy-four wood engravings and seventeen aquatint and etchings (eleven with drypoint)
Medium: illustrated, book, wood, engravings, aquatint, etchings, drypoint
Dimensions: page (irreg.): 17 5/16 × 13 3/16" (44 × 33.5 cm); overall (closed): 18 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 1 3/4" (46.1 × 36.8 × 4.4 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 1043.1964.1-91
Credit Line: The Louis E. Stern Collection
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