Marsyas (The Enchanted Spring)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868–1938)

1910

Medium/TechniquePoster, color lithograph printed in blue (variant proof)

Dimensions95.3 x 70.8 cm (37 1/2 x 27 7/8 in.)

Credit LineFrancis Welch Fund

Accession number1997.34

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InscriptionsInscribed in poster, top: NV Het Tooneel / dir: Willem Royaards / Marsyas / Of. de. betooverde. bron. Inscribed in poster, below: Mijthische Komedie / van Balthasar Verhagen / Muziek van Alphonse Diepenbrock / Decor Ontwerp van RN Roland Holst. Sticker of 1925 Paris Exposition, u.r., states in brown pen: IX/977. Verso, customs stamp in black ink, l.r.: Zoll/H-30/+

Provenance1925, exhibited in Paris. Passed through Switzerland [see note]. 1997, sold by Wouter J. Van Leeuwen (dealer), Amsterdam, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 26, 1997)

NOTE: Verso bears a Swiss customs stamp.