Collection Highlights
Ledger, 1678-1684
Date:
1678-1684
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Clopper.Ledger.1678
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Tile
Object Number:
2000.812
Date:
ca. 1955
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: above the image: "Les Gros Poissons/ mangent/ les petits;"
printed: in the lower right corner: "fabres"
Description:
Ceramic tile silkscreened with an image of a a large fish at a cafe table eating a smaller fish and drinking wine; inscribed above the image, "Les Gros Poissons/ mangent/ les petits;" recipe for Bouillabaisse printed on a paper label on the reverse.
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
