The Follies of Old Age

1972

Fritz Eichenberg, Artist James Lanier, Printer Aquarius Press, Publisher

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About the Artwork

Title The Follies of Old Age

Artwork Date 1972

Makers Fritz Eichenberg (Artist) American, 1901-1990 James Lanier (Printer) American, active 1970/1979 Aquarius Press (Publisher) American, active 1970/1979

Medium Wood engraving printed in black ink on japanese mulberry paper

Dimensions Block: 18 × 12 inches (45.7 × 30.5 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 14 inches (50.5 × 35.6 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of John K. and Donna M. Dunn

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 1998.152.2

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Signed Signed, on block, lower left center: EICHENBERG Signed, in pencil, lower right: Fritz Eichenberg

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John K. and Donna M. Dunn;
1998-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Sol

Hans Sebald Beham

ca. 1539

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