La coupole
Photograph

Sophie Calle

Maker
French, b. 1953

La coupole

From Because...


2018
Inkjet print, embroidered woolen cloth and wooden frame
2/3 + 1 AP in English and 3 + 1 AP in French
Image: 17 13/16 × 23 1/4 in. (45.2 × 59 cm)
Frame (interior): 18 1/8 × 24 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (46.1 × 61.1 × 3 cm)
Frame (exterior): 23 1/16 × 28 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (58.5 × 72.8 × 7 cm)
Purchase with funds from the Charina Foundation, 2020
Inscriptions Embroidered in white on fabric overhang covering recto, C: Because the waiters upon leaving give me their shirts, ties or bowties \ Because it's the last bill \ Because I'm the last customer \ Because the place will lose its soul \ Because of the pangs of sadness
Typed on applied label on verso, BC: [Fraenkel Gallery label]

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