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The Signs of the Zodiac
Hellmuth Weissenborn (German, 1898–1982)
1974
Medium/Technique
Wood engravings printed in red
Dimensions
Sheet: 50.7 x 33.2 cm (19 15/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Image (12 wood engravings each one): 3.7 x 5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Image (12 wood engravings each one): 3.7 x 5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Odile Weissenborn in honor of Dr. Luisa Stigol
Accession Number2007.490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description12 wood engravings printed in red on one sheet of buff paper with letterpress inscription
InscriptionsLetterpress in image: The Signes of the Zodiac / wood engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn / One hundred copies printed by The Whittington Press, Manor Farm, Andoversford, Gloucestershire, May 1974
ProvenanceFrom the artist to his granddaughter, Odile Weissenborn; her gift to the MFA, 27 June 2007.