Caryatid
Date
(1939)
Artist
André Masson, French, b. Balagny–sur–Thérain, 1896–1987
Provenance
Galerie Simon/Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris by 1940 to at least 1961
Saidenberg Gallery, New York, to 14 June 1968
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 14 June 1968-1979
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1979
Exhibition History
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "The Art of Assemblage," 2 October-12 November 1961, cat. by William C. Seitz, ill. p. 62. TOUR: DALLAS MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, 9 January-11 February 1962; SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 5 March-15 April.
[HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Small Paintings," 1980].
ACADEMY OF FRANCE IN ROME. "Hommage a Andre Masson," 15 December 1989-15 February 1990.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Over, Under, Next: Experiments in Mixed Media, 1913-Present," 18 April-8 September 2013, no cat.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Marvelous Objects: Surrealist Sculpture from Paris to New York," 29 October 2015-15 February 2016, p. 186.
Published References
TUCK, LON. "More Art on the Mall," Washington Post (6 July 1979), pp. E1, E3.
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School
Surrealism (European)
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1979
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
79.199
Type
Collage
Medium
Colored sand, seashells, and seaweed on wood
Dimensions
13 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (35.2 x 18.3 cm)
