PrintsAustrian20th century

A l'échelle du désir/The scale of desire

1937

Artists

Wolfgang PaalenArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Photo offset lithograph

Culture

Austrian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Photographs

Dimensions

9.2 x 14.1 cm (3 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Jack Banning, New York, [Christie's East], sold: to Rick Wester, Dobbs Ferry, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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