Sick Boy
Date
(1889/cast by 1927)
Artist
Medardo Rosso, Italian, b. Turin, 1858–1928
Provenance
The Artist*
Giuseppe Chierichetti, Milan*
Gino Bibi, Varese*
Peridot Gallery, New York, by 1958 (to c. 1963?)
Private collection
Parke-Bernet, New York, sale no. 2679, 4 April 1968, lot 136
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 4 April 1968-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
* Information from Parke-Bernet sale catalogue
Exhibition History
PERIDOT GALLERY, New York. "The First Exhibition in America of Sculpture by Medardo Rosso, 1858-1928," 15 December 1958-16 January 1959, no. 10, ill. (Catalog with introduction by Giorgio Nicodemi.)
[MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "Medardo Rosso," 2 October-23 November 1963, no. 18. (Lent by Peridot Gallery? May be wax from Winston-Malbin collection.)]
Published References
GOPNIK, BLAKE. "A Rise in See Level" Washington Post: Sunday Arts (20 July 2003), p. N1.
See more items in
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
Symbolism
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.4049
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Beeswax over plaster on wood base
Dimensions
12 x 9 1/4 x 7 in. (30.5 x 23.5 x 17.8 cm) including base
