The conjugal diamonds

The conjugal diamonds
(Les Diamants conjugaux)
 (c. 1925)
plate 25 from Histoire naturelle (Natural history), published 1926

Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
collotype
Measurements
43.3 × 25.8 cm (image) 50.0 × 32.4 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Edition
ed. 176/300
Printing/Publishing
published by Editions Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Inscription
printed in ink l.c.: XXV
Accession Number
2023.758.25
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2023
© Max Ernst/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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