Dario Robleto
The First Time, the Heart (A Portrait of Life, 1854–1913)

The First Time, the Heart (A Portrait of Life, 1854–1913)

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The First Time, the Heart (A Portrait of Life, 1854–1913)
The First Time, the Heart (A Portrait of Life, 1854–1913)
ArtistAmerican, born 1972
Master Printer
Print studioSt. Louis
PublisherSt. Louis
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The First Time, the Heart (A Portrait of Life, 1854–1913)
Date2017
MediumPhotolithographs with transparent ink on hand-flamed and sooted (dipped in shellac and denatured alcohol with brushed lithotine lift) on wove paper, portfolio of 50 prints, edition 2/6
DimensionsSheet (each): 11 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (29.2 × 36.2 cm)
 Portfolio case: 13 1/8 × 15 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (33.3 × 39.7 × 6.7 cm)
 Booklet: 6 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 1/8 in. (15.9 × 19.1 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2018.217.1-.50
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist and [Island Press, Saint Louis, 2017-2018]; [Inman Gallery, 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Colophon: Signed and numbered in graphite, lower center: edition and artist signature
Verso: Inscribed in graphite on all prints, bottom edge: edition / title / artist signature and year

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