Max Fröhlich
Belt Buckle

Belt Buckle

© Estate of Max Fröhlich

Belt Buckle
Belt Buckle
ArtistSwiss, 1908–1997
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • Belt Buckle
Date1979–1980
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3761
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, June 20, 1996; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.

"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.

"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on back with "MF" in a circle and "'65"

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