The Book Binder (Man Carrying a Load of Books; Homme portant une pile de livres)
Frank Brangwyn, English, 1867 - 1956
1906
Etching on laid paper
Edition of 100
Plate: 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (19.7 × 13.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 7 9/16 in. (27.8 × 19.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Maida and George Abrams
PR.974.205
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in graphite, lower left: 2678; inscribed, in graphite, lower center: "THE BOOK BINDER" 100 PROOF IMPRESSIONS. FRANK BRANGWYN
Provenance
Maida Stocker Abrams (1938-2002) and George S. Abrams, Boston, Massachusetts; given to present collection, 1974.
Catalogue Raisonne
W. Gaunt, The Etchings of Frank Brangwyn, London, 1926, plate 82.
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