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Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet, 1977

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Line etching on paper
36.9×28 cm

Artists

  • Horst Janssen

    (Hamburg 1929–1995 Hamburg)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Object data

Artist/author
  • Horst Janssen
Title
Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet
Date
1977
Art movement
Expressionism
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Line etching on paper
Dimensions
36.9×28 cm
Signature
Designated and dates upper center: Ja, gäb' es keinen Gott, usw müsst' ihn flugs erfinden 87; designated lower center: Voltaire grüsst Hermann Laatzen am 10167. dies ist keine Lithografie, sondern kostet 5 Mark bei Laatzen.; monogrammed lower right: JH; JH
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna - Donation Helmut Klewan
Inventory access
Accession 2021
Selection of Reference works
  • Der Blick aus dem Rahmen. Literarische Porträts aus der Sammlung Klewan, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger/ Stefan Kutzenberger, Köln 2022 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien 06.05.2022-29.08.2022).
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Helmut Klewan, Wien (o.D.-2022); (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 2022)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Schenkungsvertrag Nr. 21-804 4632 vom 20.09.2022

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