Manfred Bischoff
Study for "René Descartes" Ring

Study for "René Descartes" Ring

© Manfred Bischoff

Study for "René Descartes" Ring
Study for "René Descartes" Ring
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Study for "René Descartes" Ring
Date1998
PlaceGermany
MediumInk and watercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 7 in. (35.6 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan
Object number2002.3639
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Rene Descartes 98" written on back of frame.

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