Paul Mathieu
Contagion

Contagion

© Paul Mathieu

Contagion
Contagion
ArtistCanadian, born 1954
CultureCanadian
Titles
  • Contagion
  • from the series Stacked Dishes
Date1986
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall (.A): 1 7/8 × 15 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (4.8 × 39.4 × 39.4 cm)
Overall (.B): 1 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (3.2 × 23.5 × 23.5 cm)
Overall (.C): 1 1/2 × 11 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (3.8 × 28.9 × 28.9 cm)
Overall (.D): 2 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (5.4 × 26 × 26 cm)
Overall (.E): 2 3/4 × 8 5/8 × 8 5/8 in. (7 × 21.9 × 21.9 cm)
Overall (.F): 3 × 6 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (7.6 × 16.8 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2007.971.A-.F
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceAcquired at Benefit Auction
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Aids Benefit, Sotheby's/Gay Men's Health Crisis, 1987

"Paul Mathieu," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY, October 4-November 5, 1988.

"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A-.E: corresponding letter marked in blue in a square on underside. .F: "F" in blue and gold square on side of cup.
.A: Marked in gold on underside: "THE MODEL OF CONTAGION; FOR M. FOUCAULT / "ILS NE MOURAIENT PAS TOUS, MAIS TOUS ÉTAIENT FRAPPÉS." / DANS: LES ANIMAUX MALADES DE LA PESTE / "THEY WERE NOT ALL DYING, BUT ALL WERE VICTIMIZED." / FROM: THE ANIMALS SICK OF THE PLAGUE / JEAN DE LAFONTAINE 1621 - 1695"
Marked in blue on underside, .A-.D,.F: "mathieu / ad. 86"
Marked in blue on underside, .E: "ad. 86"
Signed underside in blue, .A-.D, .F: "mathieu / ad. 86" (.E: no apparent signature, only "ad. 86" on underside)

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