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Félicien Victor Joseph Rops
Le Sphinxc.1883–89

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Vertical print with fine lines and tonal washes depicting a sphinx with a human head resting on a stone plinth, a small nude figure draped across its back, and a large dark crescent or scythe rising behind

Félicien Victor Joseph Rops, (probably)Léon Evely, Le Sphinx, c.1883–89, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Michael G. Wilson, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Félicien Victor Joseph Rops
Belgium, Namur, 1833-1898
Printed by
Léon Evely
Belgian, 1849-1937
Title
Le Sphinx
Place Made
Belgium
Date Made
c.1883–89
Medium
Photogravure with drypoint
Dimensions
Plate: 6 7/8 x 5 in. (17.46 x 12.7 cm); image: 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (11.75 x 7.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael G. Wilson
Accession Number
M.83.326.17
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Exsteens, Maurice. L'oeuvre gravé et lithographié de Félicien Rops. Paris: Éditions Pellet, 1928.
  • Ramiro, Erastène. Catalogue descriptif et analytique de l'oeuvre gravé de Félicien Rops. Bruxelles: E. Deman, 1893.
  • Mascha, Ottokar. Félicien Rops und sein Werk: Katalog seiner Gemälde, Originalzeichnungen, Lithographien, Radierungen, Vernis-mous, Kaltnadelblätter, Heliogravüren usw. und Reproduktionen. München: A. Langen, 1910.

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