The Guitar (La Guitare)

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Object Details

Artist
Henri Laurens, French, b. Paris, 1885–1954
Date
1928
Medium
Terra-cotta and paint
Dimensions
12 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 3/4 in. (31.8 x 44.4 x 2.0 cm)
Collection Object Type
Sculpture
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number
66.2911

The Artist
Galerie Simon, Paris, c. 1928 (acquired from Artist)
Buchholz Gallery, New York, 1947-49
G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh, 1960-61
Harold Diamond, New York, to 8 January 1963
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 8 January 1963-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
BUCHHOLZ GALLERY, New York. "Henri Laurens: Stone, Bronze, Terracotta," 29 September-18 October 1947, no. 21.
BUCHHOLZ GALLERY, New York. "Sculpture," 26 September-14 October 1949, no. 20.
KUNSTHAUS, Zurich. "Thompson Collection," 15 October-27 November 1960, no. 296. TOUR: KUNSTMUSEUM, Dusseldorf, 14 December 1960-29 January 1961, "Sammlung G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh, U. S. A."; GEMEENTEMUSEUM, The Hague, 17 February-19 April 1961, "Collectie Thompson vit Pittsburgh,"; GALLERIA CIVICA D'ARTE MODERNA, Turin, October-November 1961, "Collezione G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh, U. S. A."
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Variations on a Musical Theme: Selections from the Museum Collection," 22 July 1982-5 September 1982, Music checklist, p. 3.

Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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