L'après-midi d'un faune
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1876
L'après-midi d'un faune — wood engraving, by Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) poetry by Stéphane Mallarmé (French, 1842-1898) published by Alphonse Derenne (French, born 1836) bookbinding by Jacques Anthoine Legrain (French, born 1907), made in France, dated 1876.
Physical description: Book with four wood engravings in black on various laid and wove papers, two handcolored with pink wash, rebound and housed in slipcase; Book, closed: 28.8 × 20 × 1.4 cm (11 3/8 × 7 7/8 × 9/16 in.); Book, open: 28.8 × 40.3 × 1.5 cm (11 3/8 × 15 7/8 × 5/8 in.); Slipcase: 29.2 × 20.2 × 1.4 cm (11 1/2 × 8 × 9/16 in.).
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 104228). The museum record attributes this piece to Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) poetry by Stéphane Mallarmé (French, 1842-1898) published by Alphonse Derenne (French, born 1836) bookbinding by Jacques Anthoine Legrain (French, born 1907) in France around 1876. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Book, closed: 28.8 × 20 × 1.4 cm (11 3/8 × 7 7/8 × 9/16 in.); Book, open: 28.8 × 40.3 × 1.5 cm (11 3/8 × 15 7/8 × 5/8 in.); Slipcase: 29.2 × 20.2 × 1.4 cm (11 1/2 × 8 × 9/16 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Book with four wood engravings in black on various laid and wove papers, two handcolored with pink wash, rebound and housed in slipcase
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- wood engraving
- Museum object number
- 104228
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.