Art Survey No. 1353: Vulture / On right side of base "Mateo Hernandez", 1933
Scope and Contents
The Art Survey is an inventory of artwork throughout the Museum. It is not exhaustive: numerous additional artworks are documented in the library catalog after the survey's completion. Additional research on artworks in the Museum is in progress.
Dates
- 1933
Biographical sketch
Born in: Bejar, Spain;Died in: Meudon, France.Active in: Paris.Noted Spanish sculptor of animals, worked in red and black granite.
Extent
1 Object (1 sculpture : Black marble or black granite ;, 42 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.; 19)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Esther, Sclater Kerrigan; 1941..
Publication Date
1933.
General Note
Purchased from artist in Paris about 1933.
General Note
Bird with wings closed, standing on rock.
General Note
Condition: Fair (2).
General Note
http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1001352
Local Note
MISC-82, A-347.1941/$3,000.00
Creator
- From the Collection: Sweimler, Joel D. (Compiler, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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