Robert Müller
The Knee (Le Genou)

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The Knee (Le Genou)
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ArtistSwiss, 1920–2003
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • The Knee (Le Genou)
Date1962–1964
PlaceSwitzerland
MediumPainted steel
Dimensions44 3/4 × 63 1/2 × 46 1/2 in. (113.7 × 161.3 × 118.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number65.6
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Provenance[Galerie de France, Paris]; purchased by MFAH, 1965.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882-1982," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 14 January 1983 - 31 January 1984.

Exhibited: "Sculpture from the MFA, Houston," Amarillo Art Center, 8 Sept - 2 Dec 1984 (LN:84.7)

Loaned to "Robert Müller," from June 23 to Sep. 8, 1996 at Aargauer Kunsthaus Aarau, Switzerland, LN:96.32.

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