Quixote/Quichotte
Print
2018 (published)
2018 (published)
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Place of origin |
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
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Object type | |
Title | Quixote/Quichotte (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Letterpress |
Brief description | Quixote/Quichotte, 2018. Sheet printed with quote from Don Quixote in portfolio of 16 lithographs by 16 artists, in a paper folder printed with title. Published by Atelier le Grand Village. |
Dimensions |
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Copy number | 9/40 |
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 | |
Accession number | E.1157:19-2019 |
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Record created | December 11, 2019 |
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