Artist
Ramón Puig Cuyàs(Spanish, born 1953)Spanish, born 1953
CultureSpanish
Titles
- "Mermaid" Brooch
Date1989
Made inBarcelona, Spain
MediumSilver, acrylic paint, and ColorCore
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 5 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 14.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3696
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Ornamenta I," Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, 1989.
"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"PUIG CUYAS" stamped on back near clasp.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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