Artist:

Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Exster, Ukrainian, b. Bialystok, Poland, 1882–1949  Search this

Medium:

Wood, paint, fabric, felt, metal, plastic, thread, and nails

Dimensions:

18 3/4 X 18 5/8 X 8 1/2 IN. (47.7 X 47.2 X 21.6 CM.)

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

(1926)

Provenance:

Neehama Smuscowicz, Paris

Werner Kunze, Berlin

Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, to 16 November 1976

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 16 November 1976-31 August 1981

Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986

Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981

Exhibition History:

GALERIE DER STURM, Berlin. "Alexandra Exter--Stage Designs and Marionettes," October 1927, no. 10. Tour: Magdeburg, 1927; CLARIDGE GALLERY, London, 1928.

GALERIE QUATRE CHEMINS, Paris. "Alexandra Exter, Theater: Maquettes, Decors, Costumes," 1929-30, cat. no. 44-50.

MUSÉE DES ARTS METIERS, Prague. "Alexandra Exter, Theatre: Maquettes, Decors, Costumes," 1937, no. 102-116.

LEONARD HUTTON GALLERIES, New York. "Alexandra Exter: Marionettes," 23 October 1975-January 1976, cat. no. 10, color ill.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Alexandra Exter," 17 April-6 July 1980, checklist no. 7.

Published References:

LOZOWICK, LOUIS. "Alexandra Exter Marionettes," Theater Arts Monthly, The Marionette, Special Issue, 12/7 (July 1928), p. 515-16.

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981

Accession Number:

86.1790

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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EDAN-URL:

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