Giorgio De Chirico Color Lithograph "Il Ritorno del Figliol Prodigo I", 1929

Item Details

Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888 – 1978)
Il Ritorno del Figliol Prodigo I (The Return of the Prodigal Son I), 1929
Color lithograph on watermarked Arches paper
Signed to the lower right
Hors commerce, marked “h.c. III” to the lower left, from an edition of twelve hors commerce prints in addition to the numbered edition of 100
From the Metamorphosis series
Published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris

Italian artist and writer Giorgio de Chirico was the founder of scuola metafisica art movement which significantly influenced Parisian Surrealism. Born in Greece, he studied art at Athens Polytechnic under the guidance of Georgios Roilos and Georgios Jakobides. In Munich, he continued studies at the Academy of Fine Arts under Max Klinger. He was championed by renowned art critic Guillaume Apollinaire, and influenced a number of artists including Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, and René Magritte, to name a few. His work has been exhibited by numerous prestigious institutions including the Guggenheim Museum, the Tate, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among many others.

Condition

- toning and foxing throughout print; scattered spots of print loss throughout including pinhole to the upper margin; mark to the upper margin and throughout edges of sheet; mat burn; embrittlement and wear to the edges of sheet; trimmed; minor nicks to corners of frame; print examined outside of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 17.25" W x 21.25" H; image measures 12.25" W x 16.35" H.

Item #

ITMG605079