Date
(1883/cast c. 1890-1895)
Artist
Medardo Rosso, Italian, b. Turin, 1858–1928
Provenance
Milo Beretta, Montevideo, Uruguay, (acquired from the Artist in Paris between 1887-1896), to 1935
Herminia Beretta Garabelli and Luis C. Ipatta Beretta (sister and brother of Milo Beretta), Montevideo, Uruguay, 1935 - 21 February 1961
Peridot Gallery, New York, February 1961-20 March 1961 (through agent Jorge Paez Vilaro)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 20 March 1961-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 404, ill. p. 30.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "Medardo Rosso," 2 October-23 November 1963, no. 5.
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART. "Twentieth Century Italian Art," 25 October-27 November 1966, unnumbered checklist.
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Richmond. "Italian Sculpture," 8 March-18 April 1976, no. 27. TOUR: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ART MUSEUM, Charlottesville, 27 April-30 May 1976.
MUSEO DI ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA DI TRENTO E ROVERETO, Roverto, Italy. "Medardo Rosso," 14 May-22 August 2004, cat. 9b, ill. p. 93. TOUR: GALLERIA CIVICA D'ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA DI TORINO, Turin, Italy, 9 September-28 November 2004.
Published References
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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
66.4405
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
15 7/8 x 13 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (40.4 x 33.2 x 27.3 cm) base: 7 x 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm)
