About the Artwork
Voltaire
mid 20th century
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
American
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Black ink on white wove paper
Sheet (irreg): 11 × 8 3/4 inches (27.9 × 22.2 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Virginia DeVoy
56.325
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Markings
Signed in black ink, lower right: L Bemelmans
Inscribed in black ink, top center: My War Upper center: François, Marie Arouet de Voltaire On the bottom of the pedestal: 1694-1778 In graphite, bottom center, verso: pg. 63 | 16958-103.
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1957-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)For more information on provenance, please visit:
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Ludwig Bemelmans, Voltaire, mid 20th century, black ink on white wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Virginia DeVoy, 56.325.
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