The wheel of light

The wheel of light
(La Roue de la lumière)
 (c. 1925)
plate 29 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
26.2 × 43.3 cm (image) 32.5 × 50.0 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.: XXIX
Accession Number
2023.758.29
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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