89. The Riddle
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89. The Riddle
etching and needle engraving, 16 x 12 cm, signed and dated, engraved, top left, "Th. Aman, 1876"; engraved inscription center bottom, under the frame, "THE RIDDLE"; engraved inscription right bottom, under the frame, "IMP. BY THE AUTHOR"
Research information
The work is cataloged in "The repertoire of Romanian graphics of the 19th century", vol.I, A-R, Bucharest, 1974, at page 48, cat. 199. A version of the engraving is reproduced in "Theodor Aman Engraver", Mariana Vida, Bucharest, 1993 under cat. 75, under the title "The Riddle", page 68.
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