Artist
Bruno Martinazzi(Italian, 1923–2018)Italian, 1923–2018
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Energy" Brooch
Date1989
Made inTorino, Italy
Medium18k white gold and sterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3943
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
Exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Martinazzi-Sculptor," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, 1990.
"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.
"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 3–5 May 5, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"MARTINAZZI" is engraved on the lower right corner of the back's surface.
Two marks, one "750" inside a hexagon and something illegable inside a rectangle are in the upper right corner of the back.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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