La concentration (The concentration) Accession Number: ART50264

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A concentration of troops moving towards a battlefield. This woodcut is plate 6 from the first portfolio of 18 woodcuts, 'La guerre de 1914', published by Sagot, Paris, 1915. Second (published) state of two; 21 from an edition of 35.

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Accession Number
ART50264
Artist
Auguste Lepere
Publisher
Edmond Sagot
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: woodcut on arches paper; ; edition: 21/35
Measurement
Overall: 31.4 cm x 23.2 cm
Medium
woodcut on arches paper; edition: 21/35
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1989
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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