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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1934.211
People
Arnold Geissbuhler, Swiss (Delemont, Switzerland 1897 - 1993 Dennis, Mass., USA)
Title
General Tsin
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, bust
Date
c. 1922
Culture
Swiss
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230994

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
17.2 x 20 x 23 cm (6 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
(with base) 30.2 x 20 x 23 cm (11 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l, along neckline: Grand Homme Andre Fondeur

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arnold Geissbuhler, Sculpted, 1922. [Goodman-Walker Gallery, Boston], sold; to, Fogg Art Museum, 1934.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, William M. Prichard Fund
Accession Year
1934
Object Number
1934.211
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • [Unidentified article], Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, MA, November 1934)

Exhibition History

  • Exhibition of Sculpture by Arnold Geissbuhler, Goodman-Walker Gallery, Boston, 11/20/1934 - 12/08/1934
  • Unidentified Exhibition, Wellesley College Museum of Art, 1937, Wellesley College Museum of Art, Wellesley, 11/23/1937 - 12/31/1937

Verification Level

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