About the Artwork
October
1940
Leo John Meissner
1895-1977
American
Unknown
Wood engraving printed in black ink on wove paper
Image: 8 1/8 × 11 5/8 inches (20.6 × 29.5 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 × 15 1/2 inches (32.1 × 39.4 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of C. Edmund Delbos
48.104
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Markings
Signed, on block, lower right: M; Signed and dated, in pencil, lower right: Leo J. Meissner 1940
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: "OCTOBER" Inscribed, lower center: 22/50
Watermark: ( ) weave ( )
Provenance
1948-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Leo John Meissner, October, 1940, wood engraving printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of C. Edmund Delbos, 48.104.
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