Ernst Grosse: Le Lavis en Extrême Orient (1923)
Illustrated book.
– Next to plate 89: copy of a crane from plate 90: Nôami, Japan, 15. Jh., Reiher, Berlin’.
– Outer edge next to fig. 90: pencil lines.
– On the rear flyleaf left-hand side: two nudes front-on, standing figure in profile, three heads.
– On the rear flyleaf right-hand side: portrait of an elderly man with beard, lengthy Italian text: ‘… solo nel 45 ho cominciato a vedere e li è tutti cambiati il disegno, la pittura ho cominciato a vedere anche la scultura. … fare quelle del passato … non contano.’
The book is held in the library of the Kunsthaus Zürich with the reference code P 231:37
To arrange a viewing, contact bibliothek@kunsthaus.ch; prior appointment required
- Material
- Pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- Creditline
- Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by Bruno and Odette Giacometti, 2005
- Object number
- GS 264
- Provenance
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