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Félicien Victor Joseph Rops
Satan semant l'ivraie (Satan Sowing the Tare)1882 or after

Not on view
Dark aquatint or mezzotint print, vertical, showing a towering, skeletal figure in a wide-brimmed hat striding over a small town at night, with a full moon glowing to the right

Félicien Victor Joseph Rops, Léon Evely, François Nys, Satan semant l'ivraie (Satan Sowing the Tare), 1882 or after, 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
Printed by
François Nys
Belgian, 1839-1921
Title
Satan semant l'ivraie (Satan Sowing the Tare)
Place Made
Belgium
Date Made
1882 or after
Medium
Photogravure with soft-ground etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Sheet): 18 x 12 1/2 in. (45.72 x 31.75 cm) Plate (plate): 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.94 x 20.955 cm) Image (image): 9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in. (23.9713 x 16.51 cm) Plate (Plate): 10 15/16 x 8 1/4 in. (27.7813 x 20.955 cm) Mat: 19 × 14 in. (48.26 × 35.56 cm) Frame: 20 × 15 in. (50.8 × 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael G. Wilson
Accession Number
M.84.243.187
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.
  • Papanikolas, Theresa. Doctrinal Nourishment: Art and Anarchism in the Time of James Ensor. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2009.