Artist
Joel Peter Witkin (American, born 1939)American, born 1939
ManufacturerManufactured by
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory(French, established 1756)French, established 1756
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Le Peintre
Date1989
Manufactured inFrance
MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 1 3/4 in. (35.6 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2014.656
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Front: Inscribed in paint, left edge: Le
Front: Inscribed in pain, right edge: Peintre
Front: Signed in paint, under glaze, bottom left: witkin
Back: Inscribed in grey paint, under glaze, upper center: baudoin lebon
Back: Signed in paint, under glaze, center: witkin / 4/13
Front: Inscribed in pain, right edge: Peintre
Front: Signed in paint, under glaze, bottom left: witkin
Back: Inscribed in grey paint, under glaze, upper center: baudoin lebon
Back: Signed in paint, under glaze, center: witkin / 4/13
Front: Signed in paint, under glaze, bottom left: witkin
Back: Signed in paint, under glaze, center: witkin / 4/13
Back: Signed in paint, under glaze, center: witkin / 4/13
Back: Maker's Mark in green paint, center top edge: Sèvres (enclosed by double "L")
Back: Impressed under glaze, center top edge: 17 690 PAA =
Box Lid: Printed label, upper left: MANUFACTURE NATIONALE SEVRES [circular]
Back: Impressed under glaze, center top edge: 17 690 PAA =
Box Lid: Printed label, upper left: MANUFACTURE NATIONALE SEVRES [circular]
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c. 1852–1860
Porcelain (biscuit) and hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding
B.2000.6.1,.2
c. 1810–1820
Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding
B.2007.11.1,.2.A,.B
