Marta Breis
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Artist Marta BreisSpanish, born 1953

CultureSpanish

Titles

Brooch

Date1989

Made inBarcelona, Spain

MediumPlastics, copper alloy, steel, thread, natural silk, paint, and bamboo

DimensionsOverall: 18 × 6 × 5/8 in. (45.7 × 15.2 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Marlys Tokerud

Object number2002.3646

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Tom Behrend Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands]; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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.

"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.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 2004.

"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

"BREIS" etched on back near clasp.

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