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Les Beaux-Arts Sont Fermés, Mais L'Art Revolutionaire Est Ne

Poster
1968 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster screenprinted in black on newsprint paper. The poster depicts Marianne, the allegorical figure for France, wielding a palette knife and carrying an artist's palette and brushes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLes Beaux-Arts Sont Fermés, Mais L'Art Revolutionaire Est Ne (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on newsprint paper
Brief description
Poster by the Atelier Populaire, 'Les Beaux-Arts Sont Fermes, Mais L'Art Revolutionaire Est Ne', screenptint, Paris, 1968
Physical description
Poster screenprinted in black on newsprint paper. The poster depicts Marianne, the allegorical figure for France, wielding a palette knife and carrying an artist's palette and brushes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63cm
  • Width: 30cm
Marks and inscriptions
Les Beaux-Arts Sont Fermes, Mais L'Art Revolutionaire Est Ne (text screenprinted across the poster)
Translation
The fine arts are over, but revolutionary art is born
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.762-2008

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Record createdJuly 13, 2009
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