"The Spider and the Fly" (trial proof)
Bernard Childs
(American, 1910–1985)
1956
Medium/TechniqueEngraving, printed in Paris, trial proof
DimensionsPlatemark: 28.3 x 41.5 cm (11 1/8 x 16 5/16 in.)
Sheet: 50 x 66 cm (19 11/16 x 26 in.)
Sheet: 50 x 66 cm (19 11/16 x 26 in.)
Credit LineGift of Judith Childs
Accession number2012.299
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Provenance1985, bequest of the artist to his widow, Judith Childs, New York; 2012, gift of Judith Childs to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 30, 2012)
CopyrightEstate of Bernard Childs
Alvin Langdon Coburn
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922
Unidentified artist, French, 15th century
about 1500
