Bruno Martinazzi
"Energy" Brooch

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Artist Bruno Martinazzi(Italian, 1923–2018)Italian, 1923–2018

CultureItalian

Titles

"Energy" Brooch

Date1989

Made inTorino, Italy

Medium18k white gold and sterling silver

DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.3943

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

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

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Martinazzi-Sculptor," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, 1990.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 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.

"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 3–5 May 5, 2013.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

"MARTINAZZI" is engraved on the lower right corner of the back's surface.

Two marks, one "750" inside a hexagon and something illegable inside a rectangle are in the upper right corner of the back.

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