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Vacillations, Pierre Alechinsky, 1979
Pierre Alechinsky, portraitPierre AlechinskyBelgian, 1927

Vacillations

1979 · Print

May one see it?

Unknown

MCD
Musée de la Cour d'Or

Metz, France

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
Oct 5, 2026
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

About the work

In the museum's own words — in French

Recueil "Vacillations" avec 32 illustrations d'Alechinsky. Carte : Territorium Metense, le Pais Messin. Au revers texte en latin : Metis vulgo Metz

MCDMusée de la Cour d'Or

Particulars

1979 · aged 52
1927now
Accession number
85.19.2

What it shows

Metz

In the catalog

PrintsLithographContemporary art20th centuryCobra

Sources

  • Musée de la Cour d'Or
  • Image: Musée de la Cour d'Or — © Adagp, Paris, 2026, utilisation soumise à autorisation; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde

Meanwhile, in the life of Pierre Alechinsky

The whole life
  1. 1977

    Exhibition at the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh

    The Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh shows the exhibition “Pierre Alechinsky: Paintings and Writings”; a catalogue is published.

  2. 24 June 1977 – 2 October 1977

    Exhibition: Documenta 6

  3. 1980

    Retrospective in Hanover

    The Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hanover presents a retrospective of Alechinsky’s paintings, watercolours and drawings; the catalogue “Bilder, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen. Eine Retrospektive” is published.

More by Pierre Alechinsky

All works
The Cat and the Rooster (Le chat et le coq) from Aesop's Fable (Fables d'Ésope), Pierre Alechinsky, 1946

The Cat and the Rooster (Le chat et le coq) from Aesop's Fable (Fables d'Ésope)

1946 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Hairdresser (Le coiffeur), Pierre Alechinsky, 1948

The Hairdresser (Le coiffeur)

1948 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Front cover from Frie Kunstnere , Volume 1, Pierre Alechinsky, 1950

Front cover from Frie Kunstnere , Volume 1

1950 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Loudspeaker (Haut parleur), Pierre Alechinsky, 1950

Loudspeaker (Haut parleur)

1950 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Head (Tête), Pierre Alechinsky, 1951

Head (Tête)

1951 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Frying Pan (La poêle à frire), Pierre Alechinsky, 1951

Frying Pan (La poêle à frire)

1951 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Writings (Écritures) from Hayterophilies, Pierre Alechinsky, 1968 (plate executed 1952)

Writings (Écritures) from Hayterophilies

1968 (plate executed 1952) · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Shadows (Les ombres) from Hayterophilies, Pierre Alechinsky, 1968 (plate exeucted 1952)

The Shadows (Les ombres) from Hayterophilies

1968 (plate exeucted 1952) · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art