Georges Rouault
French, 1871-1958
"Le juste, comme le bois de santal, parfume la hache qui le frappe" ("The righteous, like sandalwood, perfume the axe that falls on them") from the portfolio Miserere (Have Mercy), 1926 (published 1948)
Artwork Details
Materials
photogravure, aquatint, drypoint, and copper engraving on Arches paper with Ambroise Vollard watermark
Edition:
293/425
Measurements
image area: 23 x 16 1/2 inches (58.42 x 41.91 cm); plate mark: 23 3/16 x 16 11/16 inches (58.89625 x 42.38625 cm); sheet: 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (64.77 x 50.165 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Frederic P. Norton, 1998
Accession ID
P1998:14.2.46
