Artist
Falko MarxGerman, 1941 - 2012
CultureGerman
Titles
- "Sardine" Brooch
Date1988
MediumSapphires, diamonds, found objects, and gold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation
Object number2002.3947
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Tragezezeichen," Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany, 1987.
"Falko Marx," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, November 2–December 2, 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 Zeir, 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.
"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
"F.M. / '88 / KOLN" written on disc back in the lower right corner.
"750 F.M. '88 KOLN" written on mount
"750 F.M. '88 KOLN" written on mount
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