Klaus Arck
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ArtistGerman, born 1956
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1987
MediumPaper and wood
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (8.9 × 10.8 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2002.3585
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, 1987; 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"B512 55k Arck" written in black ink along side edge.

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