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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.738
People
Alicia Penalba, French (San Pedro, Argentina 1913 - 1982 Paris, France)
Title
Sorcier
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1953
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227939

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with stone base
Dimensions
including base: 57.6 x 17.8 x 18.4 cm (22 11/16 x 7 x 7 1/4 in.)
base: 15.9 x 13 x 11.4 cm (6 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • foundry mark: Cast along bottom edge of sculpture: CIRE / A VALSUANI / [illegible text, possibly "PERDUE"]
  • inscription: Near the base: 1/6 PENALBA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris], sold; to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Hazen, New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
1/6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hazen
Copyright
© Estate of Alicia Penalba
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.738
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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