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Quixote/Quichotte

Print
2018 (published)
Artist/Maker
Atelier Le Grand Village (printer and publisher)
Riet, Francis Van Der (artist)
Place of origin
France (printed and published)

This portfolio was published by Atelier le Grand Village, a print workshop/print publisher in France, near Bordeaux. Its’ founder, Francis van der Riet, was born in Zimbabwe and studied in Cape Town before moving to France. His workshop specialises in lithography and for this portfolio, inspired by Cervantes’ ‘Don Quixote’, he invited a number of artists from France, South Africa and the USA to make lithographs there. Illustrating selected quotations from Cervantes’ novel, which appear as printed sheets in the portfolio, it features the work of 16 artists.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
print
TitleQuixote/Quichotte (series title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph with collage
Ink
Paper
Lithography
Collage
Brief description
Quixote/Quichotte, 2018. Print by Francis van der Riet in portfolio of 16 lithographs by 16 artists, in a paper folder printed with title. Published by Atelier le Grand Village.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39cm
  • Width: 36cm
Copy number
9/40
Marks and inscriptions
9/40 F van der Riet
Credit line
Given by Atelier le Grand Village
Summary
This portfolio was published by Atelier le Grand Village, a print workshop/print publisher in France, near Bordeaux. Its’ founder, Francis van der Riet, was born in Zimbabwe and studied in Cape Town before moving to France. His workshop specialises in lithography and for this portfolio, inspired by Cervantes’ ‘Don Quixote’, he invited a number of artists from France, South Africa and the USA to make lithographs there. Illustrating selected quotations from Cervantes’ novel, which appear as printed sheets in the portfolio, it features the work of 16 artists.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1157:6-2019

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Record createdDecember 11, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1520123/quixotequichotte-print-riet-francis-van/
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