Lake with Swans
| Title | Lake with Swans |
|---|---|
| Artist | Umberto Boccioni |
| Date | 1908 20th century |
| Medium | color etching inked à la poupée on chine collé on wove paper |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Lake with Swans” is a work by Umberto Boccioni, dated 1908. It is executed in color etching inked à la poupée on chine collé on wove paper and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1908. Explore the wider set of works from the 20th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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