Artworks · Giorgio de Chirico

Mysterious Baths (Bagni misteriosi) (plate, folio 9) from 23 Gravures

1935 · Etching from an illustrated book with twelve etchings (one with aquatint and drypoint), five drypoints, three engravings (one with drypoint), two lithographs, and one woodcut

plate: 9 9/16 × 7 7/8" (24.3 × 20 cm); sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 7/8" (32 × 25.1 cm)

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Mythologie

1934 · Portfolio of loose leaves containing twelve pages of printed text lithographed from author's handwritten manuscript and ten lithographic illustrations, signed and numbered

28.5 × 23 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

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Supplementary drawing from Mythologie by Jean Cocteau

1934 · Pencil on paper

9 5/8 x 7 1/2" (24.5 x 19.1 cm)

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Conversazione Misteriosa (Mysterious Conversation) (plate, folio 20) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 3/16" (24.1 × 18.2 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 9" (28.2 × 22.8 cm)

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Il Centauro Misterioso (The Mysterious Centaur) (plate, folio 14) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 5/8 × 7 1/8" (24.4 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.3 × 22.7 cm)

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L'Ospite Misterioso (The Mysterious Guest) (plate, folio 12) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 11/16" (24.1 × 19.5 cm); sheet: 11 × 8 15/16" (28 × 22.7 cm)

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Nella Piscina Inquietante (In the Disquieting Pool) (plate, folio 19) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 11/16 × 7 1/16" (24.6 × 18 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 7/8" (28.2 × 22.5 cm)

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Raduno Inspiegabile (The Inexplicable Rally) (plate, folio 21) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition: 9 1/2 × 7 1/16" (24.1 × 18 cm); sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 15/16" (28.4 × 22.7 cm)

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Sotto la Cabina Misteriosa (Under the Mysterious Cabin) (plate, folio 18) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 1/8" (24.1 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/16 × 8 15/16" (28.1 × 22.7 cm)

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La Fuga Inspiegabile (The Inexplicable Escape) (plate, folio 16) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 1/4" (24.1 × 18.4 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 9" (28.3 × 22.8 cm)

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Apparizione del Cigno (Apparition of the Swan) (plate, folio 13) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 7/8 × 7 3/8" (25.1 × 18.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.2 × 22.7 cm)

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L'Idolo nei Bagni Misteriosi (The Idol in the Mysterious Baths) (plate, folio 15) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 7/16 × 7 1/8" (24 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/4 × 8 15/16" (28.5 × 22.7 cm)

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Il Bagnante Solitario (The Solitary Bather) (plate, folio 17) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 10 × 7 1/4" (25.4 × 18.4 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.2 × 22.7 cm)

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The Return of the Prodigal Son, Plate one from Metamorposis

1929 · Lithograph in blue, orange, and black on white wove paper

Image: 41 × 31.2 cm (16 3/16 × 12 5/16 in.); Sheet: 56.5 × 45 cm (22 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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School of the Gladiators, Plate five from Metamorposis

1929 · Lithograph in yellow, orange, and black on white wove paper

Image: 31 × 40.5 cm (12 1/4 × 16 in.); Sheet: 45.2 × 45.6 cm (17 13/16 × 18 in.)

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Villa by the Sea, Plate two from Metamorposis

1929 · Lithograph in blue, green, orange, and black on white wove paper

Image: 32.5 × 42 cm (12 13/16 × 16 9/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 56.5 cm (17 3/4 × 22 1/4 in.)

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Gladiator, Plate six from Metamorposis

1929 · Lithograph in blue, green, orange, and black on white wove paper

Image: 41.2 × 31 cm (16 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 56.5 × 45 cm (22 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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Roman Head, Plate four from Metamorposis

1929 · Lithograph in blue, yellow, and black on white wove paper

Image: 41 × 30.2 cm (16 3/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 56.5 × 45 cm (22 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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The Archaeologists IV, Plate three from Metamorposis

1929 · Lithograph in blue, orange, and black on white wove paper

Image: 40 × 29.8 cm (15 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 56.5 × 45 cm (22 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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Hebdomeros from Metamorphosis

1929 · One from a portfolio with six lithographs

composition: 16 1/8 × 11 15/16" (41 × 30.3 cm); sheet: 22 1/4 × 17 7/8" (56.5 × 45.4 cm)

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The Return of the Prodigal Son I (Il Ritorno del Figliol Prodigo I) from Metamorphosis

1929 · One from a portfolio with six lithographs

composition: 16 1/8 × 12 1/4" (41 × 31.1 cm); sheet: 22 3/8 × 17 3/4" (56.9 × 45.1 cm)

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Gladiator (Gladiatore) from Metamorphosis

1929 · One from a portfolio with six lithographs

composition: 16 1/8 × 12 5/8" (41 × 32.1 cm); sheet: 22 5/16 × 17 15/16" (56.7 × 45.5 cm)

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Villa by the Sea (Villa Sul Mare) from Metamorphosis

1929 · One from a portfolio with six lithographs

composition: 12 5/8 × 16 1/8" (32.1 × 41 cm); sheet: 17 13/16 × 22 3/16" (45.3 × 56.3 cm)

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The Archaeologists IV (Gli Archeologi IV) from Metamorphosis

1929 · One from a portfolio with six lithographs

composition: 15 3/4 x 11 3/4" (40 x 29.8 cm); sheet: 22 3/8 x 18" (56.8 x 45.7 cm)

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School of the Gladiators II (Scuola di Gladiatori II) from Metamorphosis

1929 · One from a portfolio with six lithographs

composition: 12 5/16 × 16 5/16" (31.2 × 41.5 cm); sheet: 17 13/16 × 22 3/16" (45.2 × 56.4 cm)

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Gladiators

1928 · Etching on tan wove paper

Image: 18 × 14 cm (7 1/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 19 cm (9 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

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The Eventuality of Destiny

1927 · Oil on canvas

146 × 114.3 cm (57 1/2 × 45 in.)

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The Painter’s Family

1926 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1464 x 1149 mm frame: 1630 x 1320 x 80 mm

Tate

Untitled

1921 · Graphite and lithographic crayon on cream wove paper

31.9 × 24.6 cm (12 9/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

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Euripides

1921 · Pencil on paper

12 1/2 x 8 1/2" (31.7 x 21.5 cm)

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Portrait of Giovinetto Aldo Castelfranco

1920 · Pencil on paper

8 3/8 x 5 5/8" (21.2 x 14.3 cm)

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The Pharaoh

1918 · Graphite on cream wove tracing paper

31 × 21.4 cm (12 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.)

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Autumnal Still Life

1917 · Graphite on cream wove paper

30.2 × 22.1 cm (11 15/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

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Great Metaphysical Interior

1917 · Oil on canvas

37 3/4 x 27 3/4" (95.9 x 70.5 cm)

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The Condottiere

1917 · Pencil on paper

11 5/8 x 8 5/8" (29.5 x 21.9 cm)

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Solitude

1917 · Pencil on paper

8 1/4 x 12 5/8" (22.4 x 32 cm)

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The Melancholy of Departure

1916 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 518 x 359 mm frame: 682 x 524 x 70 mm

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The Faithful Servitor

1916 · Oil on canvas

15 1/8 x 13 5/8" (38.2 x 34.5 cm)

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The Amusements of a Young Girl

1915 · Oil on canvas

18 3/4 x 16" (47.5 x 40.3 cm)

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Playthings of the Prince

1915 · Oil on canvas

21 7/8 x 10 1/4" (55.4 x 25.9 cm)

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The Double Dream of Spring

1915 · Oil on canvas

22 1/8 x 21 3/8" (56.2 x 54.3 cm)

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Piazza

1914 · Graphite, with erasing and touches of smudging, on cream laid paper

27.2 × 20 cm (10 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.)

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The Duo

1914 · Oil on canvas

32 1/4 x 23 1/4" (81.9 x 59 cm)

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The Song of Love

1914 · Oil on canvas

28 3/4 x 23 3/8" (73 x 59.1 cm)

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Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure)

1914 · Oil on canvas

55 1/8" x 6' 5/8" (140 x 184.5 cm)

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The Enigma of a Day

1914 · Oil on canvas

6' 1 1/4" x 55" (185.5 x 139.7 cm)

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The Seer

1914 · Oil on canvas

35 1/2 x 27 1/2" (89.6 x 70.1 cm)

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The Serenity of the Scholar

1914 · Oil and charcoal on canvas

51 1/4 x 28 1/2" (130.1 x 72.4 cm)

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