About the Artwork
The Astrologers
20th century
Kurt Roesch
1905-1984
American
Unknown
Engraving and soft-ground etching printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 4 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (12.1 × 29.8 cm) Sheet: 10 1/8 × 15 7/8 inches (25.7 × 40.3 cm)
Prints
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Founders Society Purchase, Elizabeth P. Kirby Fund
46.348
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in black ink, lower right: Roesch-
Inscribed, in black ink, lower left: 4/12 Inscribed, lower center: The Astrologers Inscribed, in pencil, lowerleft edge: [illegible number] Inscribed, verso: "THE ASTROLOGERS" Engraving & Soft Ground by Kurt ROESCH | -PINACOTHECA-
Watermark: M (circled) | FRANCE
Provenance
1946-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Kurt Roesch, The Astrologers, 20th century, engraving and soft-ground etching printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Elizabeth P. Kirby Fund, 46.348.
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