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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M24173.1-263
People
Christian Boltanski, French (Paris, France 1944 - 2021 Paris, France)
Title
Favorite Objects
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Favorite Objects
Classification
Prints
Work Type
artist's book
Date
1998
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Illinois, Chicago
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/191144

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Photocopy
Dimensions
sheet: 28 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: inside box lid, black ink, signed, in artist's hand: C. Boltanski
  • inscription: inside box lid, black ink, in artist's hand: 56/264

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Bridgewater/Lustberg & Blumenfeld Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, July 27, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Christian Boltanski / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
M24173.1-263
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
264 color photocopies on white paper, 28 x 21.6 cm (sheet)
Housed inside brown cardboard box with black metal corner-protectors, 29.8 x 23.5 x 7 cm
White label on lid, 12.2 x 9.5 cm, (with inscription lithographed in brown): Christian Boltanski/ Favorite Things/ 1998/ Lycée Français de Chicago
White label inside box lid, 24 x 21 cm, (with lithographed inscription in brown): extensive colophon text, signed and editioned by the artist, 56/264

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