Harlequin
Date
(1926)
Artist
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Exster, Ukrainian, b. Bialystok, Poland, 1882–1949
Provenance
Neehama Smuscowicz, Paris
Werner Kunze, Berlin
Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg
Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York, to 15 December 1976
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 15 December 1976-17 March 1977
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1977
Exhibition History
GALERIE DER STURM, Berlin. "Alexandra Exter--Stage Designs and Marionettes," October 1927, no. 15. 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. 15, color ill. p. 22.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Acquisitions: 1974-1977," 25 March-24 July 1977, unnumbered checklist.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Alexandra Exter," 17 April-6 July 1980, checklist no. 2.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, PA. “Fernand Leger and the Modern City” 3 October 2013-5 January 2014.
Published References
GOLD, BARBARA. "Hirshhorn Museum Shows How It's Doing," Baltimore Sun (27 March 1977), n.p.
LAWRENCE, SIDNEY. "Hirshhorn Opens New Acquisitions Exhibition," Smithsonian Torch no. 77-4 (April 1977), p. 8.
LAWRENCE, SIDNEY. "Three Hirshhorn Acquisitions Reveal Unusual Histories," Smithsonian Torch, no. 77-5 (May 1977), n.p.
REEDER, ROBERTA. "Puppets: Moving Sculpture," Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, 1875-1945 2 (Winter 1989), fig. 12, p. 122.
RICHARD, PAUL. "Alexandra Exter's Marionettes," Washington Post (28 May 1995), p. G3.
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On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1977
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
77.22
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Wood, paint, metal, tin, fabric, thread, and plastic
Dimensions
20 3/8 x 10 x 5 1/2 in. (51.6 x 25.3 x 14 cm)
