Adolphe Willette
Y a s'la goutte a boire la haut!

ArtistFrench, 1857–1926
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Y a s'la goutte a boire la haut!
Dateno date
PlaceFrance
MediumCrayon and ink on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/8 × 18 5/16 in. (28.3 × 46.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number76.171
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso[the sheet is folded across the top and inscribed on both sides]
in ink[upside down] "y a s'la goutte à boire la haut! / la boira qui pourra / la payera qui voudra..."
in blue marker several lines of numerals
bottom left corner in ink "A.Willette"

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