Pierre Cavalan
"Fin de Siècle" Brooch

"Fin de Siècle" Brooch

© Pierre Cavalan

"Fin de Siècle" Brooch
"Fin de Siècle" Brooch
ArtistFrench, born 1954, active Australia
CultureFrench
Titles
  • "Fin de Siècle" Brooch
Date1995
MediumFound objects, silver, enamel, and mixed media
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 4 × 3/4 in. (16.5 × 10.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3674.1
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Pierre Cavalan: A Festival Showcase," The Victorian Arts Center Trust, Melbourne, October 20–November 12, 1995.

"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
"Cavalan" is stamped on the clasp.
Unidentified maker's marks are on the back of the fork and on the back of the "secretary" piece.

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