Daphnis and Chloe, Lovis Corinth, 1919

Part of classical legends (antike legenden), a portfolio of twelve drypoints, (variant of plate 1), plate: 9 1/8 x 14 3/16" (23. 2 x 36 cm); sheet (irreg. ): 18 x 23 5/16" (45. 7 x 59. 2 cm). Paper: beige, smooth, laid japan. Publisher: marées-gesellschaft, r. Piper & co. , munich. Printer: alfred ruckenbrod, berlin. Edition: 150 (including deluxe edition of 50 on japan paper [this ex. ] with additional plate and a regular edition of 100 on handmade "bütten" paper). Date: 1919. Dimensions: 23.2 × 36 cm (9.1 × 14.1 in). Medium: drypoint etching on chamois-colored japan. Collection: Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lovis Corinth Daphnis and Chloe 1919