Opiumschuiver, RP-P-1942-29, Marius Bauer, between 1877 and 1932

Identification title(s): opium pusher. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1942-29. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: a reclining figure with a pipe and an oil lamp next to him. A ball of opium is heated in the flame of the oil lamp before being put into the pipe. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: marius bauer (mentioned on object). Dating: 1877 - 1932. Physical characteristics: lithography on japanese paper. Material: japanese paper technique: lithography (technique). Dimensions: top: h 292 mm × w 386 mm explanation the current title was assigned by the museum due to a lack of information about an original title. Subject: what: addictionopium. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1942. Date: between 1877 and 1932.