id:			161722
accession number:	2000.8
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.8
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:43.739000

Plein Ciel, 1947. Yves Tanguy (French, 1900–1955). Etching and aquatint; sheet: 33.4 x 25.3 cm (13 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.); platemark: 17.3 x 12.5 cm (6 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Robert P. Bergman 2000.8 © Estate of Yves Tanguy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Plein Ciel
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creation date:			1947
creation date earliest:		1947
creation date latest:		1947
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Robert P. Bergman
copyright:			© Estate of Yves Tanguy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	etching and aquatint
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Wittrock 12; only 2-3 known impressions

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CREATORS

* Yves Tanguy (French, 1900–1955)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 33.4 x 25.3 cm (13 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.); Platemark: 17.3 x 12.5 cm (6 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
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	description:	Laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed in graphite; inscribed with the title, Les Étrangers, possibly by Kay Sage (Tanguy's Widow)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg:  Recently Acquired Prints
	opening date:   2000-09-17T00:00:00
	<i>From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg:  Recently Acquired Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).

	title:		Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17
	opening date:   2017-04-09T04:00:00
	<i>Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-August 13, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” March 17, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. Published as: <em>The Foreigners </em>or<em> Open Sky.</em>
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 3
	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4321

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