Harlequin

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Object Details

Artist
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Exster, Ukrainian, b. Bialystok, Poland, 1882–1949
Date
(1926)
Medium
Wood, paint, fabric, copper, leather, nails, and thread
Dimensions
21 1/4 X 10 7/8 X 8 5/8 IN. (VARIABLE) (53.8 X 27.5 X 21.8 CM.)
Collection Object Type
Sculpture
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Accession Number
86.1789

Neehama Smuscowicz, Paris
Werner Kunze, Berlin
Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg
Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York, to 24 January 1977
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 24 January 1977-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
GALERIE DER STURM, Berlin. "Alexandra Exter--Stage Designs and Marionettes," October 1927, no. 9. Tour: Magdeburg, 1927; CLARIDGE GALLERY, London, 1928.
GALERIE QUATRE CHEMINS, Paris. "Alexandra Exter, Theater: Maquettes, Decors, Costumes," 1929-30, cat. no. 44-50.
MUSÉE DES ARTS METIERS, Prague. "Alexandra Exter, Theatre: Maquettes, Decors, Costumes," 1937, no. 102-116.
LEONARD HUTTON GALLERIES, New York. "Alexandra Exter: Marionettes," 23 October 1975-January 1976, cat. no. 9, color ill. p. 13.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Alexandra Exter," 17 April-6 July 1980, checklist no. 8.

RICHARD, PAUL. "Alexandra Exter's Marionettes," Washington Post (28 May 1995), p. G3.
See file for further info.

Signature
Unsigned
Inscriptions
Not DatedNo Inscriptions

Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Alternate Title
White Harlequin (Harlequin Blanc)
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