This work was commissioned for the review 'Minotaure', an avant-garde magazine, which covered topics such as archaeology, literature, music and art. This lyrical pastoral scene, based on Greek and Roman literature, depicts the shepherd Daphnis with a pipe, together with a goat, two nude women, and the sea.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Daphnis et Chloe, 1933
Date supported
1998
Medium and material
Drypoint etching
Dimensions
26 x 32 cm
Grant
3325
Total cost
6650
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