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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Misère (Misery)

Swiss, 1859 - 1923

Date1896
MediumLithograph
Dimensions27 1/2 x 23 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (69.9 x 58.6 x 2.9 cm)
Signedl.l., in stone: Steinlen (in reverse) l.r., in red pencil: Steinlen
Inscription(s)l.r., in pencil: 23/50
Credit LineAlfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationPrint
ProvenanceAlfred Stieglitz, New York, NY; by bequest to Georgia O’Keeffe (his wife), New York, NY, 1946; to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, 1949; to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, as co-owners, 2012
On ViewNo
Misère (Misery)27.5 × 23.1 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 87× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.

Misère (Misery) by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen | Crystal Bridges