Portrait of a Mother and Child
Van Day Truex and Mary Oenslager Funds, 2001
Catalogue
- Year
- 1755
- Dimensions
- 14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in. (35.9 x 26.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- André François
Artist
Painting
André François, born André Farkas, was a Hungarian-born French cartoonist. He was one of the most influential graphic artists of his generation. Since the 1960s he had worked primarily as a painter, sculptor, cartoonist, poster artist, and as an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books.
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1778 · Black chalk, heightened with white, over stumped charcoal, on beige paper
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Record
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- André François
- Year
- 1755
- Dimensions
- 14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in. (35.9 x 26.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1755-005188
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified