L'Assommoir

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Maker: Various artists, written by Émile Zola (French, 1840-1902), published by Marpon and Flammarion (French, established 1875)
Date: 1878
Medium: Book with sixty wood engravings and gillotages in black on ivory laid paper, printed again in black on ivory China paper, tipped in
Dimensions: 29.5 × 23 × 5.5 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Robert S. Hartman

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Maker: Various artists, written by Émile Zola (French, 1840-1902), published by Marpon and Flammarion (French, established 1875)
Date: 1878
Medium: Book with sixty wood engravings and gillotages in black on ivory laid paper, printed again in black on ivory China paper, tipped in
Dimensions: 29.5 × 23 × 5.5 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Robert S. Hartman

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0