Plate from Le Surréalisme en 1947

Marcel JeanWW-1947-M013015

1947·Etching and aquatint from an illustrated book with eighteen lithographs, four etchings (two with aquatint), two woodcuts, one photogravure, and one ready-made object·plate (diameter): 6 5/16" (16 cm); page: 9 7/16 × 8" (24 × 20.3 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1947
Medium: Etching and aquatint from an illustrated book with eighteen lithographs, four etchings (two with aquatint), two woodcuts, one photogravure, and one ready-made object
Dimensions: plate (diameter): 6 5/16" (16 cm); page: 9 7/16 × 8" (24 × 20.3 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Marcel Jean

Artist

Marcel Jean

Printmaking

Marcel Jean was a French sculptor and painter active from the early twentieth century through the postwar period. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he developed a formal language that moved between figurative and abstract vocabularies, often incorporating surrealist compositional strategies. His work remained rooted in material experimentation and spatial construction rather than narrative content.

Paris, France

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