Les Devins (The Fortunetellers)
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complete set of sixteen drypoints
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Estate of Moses and Ruth Helen Lasky, San Francisco, Harlan B. and Marshall R. Levine, Trustees
Accession Number
2005.144.1.1-16
Art Historical Context
**Les Devins (The Fortunetellers)**, created in 1946, is a captivating collaboration between Polish-French artist Louis Casimirislas Marcoussis philosopher Gaston Bachelard. complete set of sixteen drypoints forms a portfolio that blends visual artistry with literary insight, reflecting the post-World War II era's renewed interest in imagination and the mystical. Marcoussis, known for his Cubist roots and mastery of printmaking, etched these intricate plates, while Bachelard, celebrated for his explorations of reverie and the poetic imagination, provided the textual inspiration. Drypoint, a d...