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)

© Estate of Georges Rouault / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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© Estate of Georges Rouault / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page.

"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

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