About the Artwork
The Spirit of the Snake
1965
Eduardo Paolozzi (Artist) Scottish, 1924 - 2005 Kelpra Studio (Printer) English Editions Alecto (Publisher)
Screenprint printed in color ink on wove paper
Image: 31 × 20 7/8 inches (78.7 × 53 cm) Sheet: 38 × 26 inches (96.5 × 66 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of W. Hawkins Ferry
66.245
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Markings
Signed and dated, in pencil, lower right: Eduardo Paolozzi 1965
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: 15/65 Inscribed, in screen, along entire left edge and lower edge of image: [English text] Inscribed, along right edge and upper edge of image: [same text in German]
Publisher's drystamp, lower right corner: ea
Provenance
W. Hawkins Ferry
1966-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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The W. Hawkins Ferry Collection. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1966, no. 19.
Eduardo Paolozzi: Sculpture, Drawings, Collages, and Graphics. Exh. cat., Arts Council of Great Britain. London, 1976, p. 127, no. 62 k.
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Eduardo Paolozzi, The Spirit of the Snake, 1965, screenprint printed in color ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of W. Hawkins Ferry, 66.245.
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