Bruno Martinazzi
"Metamorfosi" Ring

"Metamorfosi" Ring

© Martinazzi

"Metamorfosi" Ring
"Metamorfosi" Ring
ArtistItalian, 1923–2018
CultureItalian
Titles
  • "Metamorfosi" Ring
Date1996
Made inTorino, Italy
Medium20k yellow gold and 18k pink gold
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 1/2 × 9/16 in. (1.3 × 1.3 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3945
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Bruno Martinazzi: Gioielle 1958-1997," Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, January 7, 1997–[unknown]; Goldscmiedehaus Hanau, Germany, January 23–March 22, 1998; Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich, April 23–June 6, 1998; Museo Degli Eremitani, Padova, Italy, [unknown].

"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"23/6" written on back in black ink.
"MARTINAZZI" etched on back

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