Rosemonde, plate 21 from Alcools

Description

The poem, dedicated to the French artist André Derain, reads, in part:
I named her Rosemonde
Lest I forget
Mouth flowered in Holland
Then slowly I took my way
Seeking the rose of the world

Rosemonde, plate 21 from Alcools

Louis Marcoussis

1934

Accession Number

20739

Medium

Etching in black on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 14.7 × 9.2 cm (5 13/16 × 3 5/8 in.); Plate: 15.4 × 9.9 cm (6 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 31.7 cm (17 3/4 × 12 1/2 in.)

Classification

etching

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Alice Roullier