Recumbent Mask Called "Religious"
Date
(1941-1942/cast 1961)
Artist
Julio González, Spanish, b. Barcelona, 1876–1942
Provenance
Kleemann Galleries, New York, to 20 December 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 20 December 1958-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
KLEEMANN GALLERIES, New York. Julio Gonzalez, 12 March-7 April 1956, no. 11, ill.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 190.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Ibero-American Art: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum Collection, 8 October-15 November 1981, unpublished checklist no. 5.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Relief Sculpture: Selections from the Museum's Collection," 26 January-13 April 1986, no cat; checklist no. 38 [as "Mask Called 'Religious'"].
Published References
MERKERT, JÖRN. Julio González (Milan: Electa, 1987), no. 239, p. 282.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
Spanish Modernism
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.2109
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
6 7/8 X 4 1/2 X 2 1/8 in. (17.5 X 11.3 X 5.4 cm) on wood base: 11 1/2 X 5 1/2 X 4 in. (29.2 X 13.8 X 10.1 cm)
