La fragile conchiglia [The Fragile Shell]
1936
Artist, Italian, 1892 - 1963

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching in gray and black on chine collé
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 27.5 × 30 cm (10 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
plate: 22.3 × 25 cm (8 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.) -
Accession
2013.30.8
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower center in plate: L. Bartolini 1936; signed by artist, lower right, in graphite: Luigi Bartolinil by artist, lower left, in graphite: La fragile conchiglia Es 3/50
Wikidata ID
Q76561641