Otto Künzli
"Nr. 2208" Wallpaper Brooch

"Nr. 2208" Wallpaper Brooch

© Otto Künzli, Munich

"Nr. 2208" Wallpaper Brooch
"Nr. 2208" Wallpaper Brooch
ArtistSwiss, born 1948, active Germany
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • "Nr. 2208" Wallpaper Brooch
Date1982
Made inMunich, Germany
MediumPaper, hard foam, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 × 2 × 3/8 in. (25.1 × 5.1 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3891
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.

“Pattern Repeat: Wallpaper Then and Now,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 17, 2013–March 30, 2014.
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