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Boulogne

Théo van Rysselberghe, 1900

Boulogne by Théo van Rysselberghe
Boulogne by Théo van Rysselberghe, 30 cm × 25 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

30 cm × 25 cm

About the size of a sheet of A4. You would need 6 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 25 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
25 cm
Width
30 cm
Medium
etching with aquatint printed in gray-green on cream laid paper
Kind
Print
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Credit
Given in memory of Mrs. Daryl Reich Rubenstein

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Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
30 cm × 25 cm. About the size of a sheet of A4. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1900. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Given in memory of Mrs. Daryl Reich Rubenstein.
How was it made?
Etching with aquatint printed in gray-green on cream laid paper.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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