L'Abbatoire No. III
Eldzier Cortor
(American, 1916–2015)
about 1967
Medium/TechniqueCopper etching plate
DimensionsOverall: 36 x 53.5 cm (14 3/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Eldzier Cortor in memory of Sophia Rose Cortor
Accession number2012.1488
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Cortor’s highly experimental etchings were often printed from shaped copper plates, either carved or, as here, etched so deeply that the acid was allowed to bite holes through the plate.
Provenance2012, year-end gift of the artist to MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)
Copyright© 2022 Eldzier Cortor / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
