Georg Dobler
Brooch

Brooch

© Georg Dobler

Brooch
Brooch
ArtistGerman, born 1952
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1982
Made inBerlin, Germany
MediumNew silver, steel, and lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 4 1/8 × 3/4 in. (8.6 × 10.5 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3719
Not on view

Explore Further

Provenance[Galerie Ra, Amsterdam]; 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.

"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
"DOBLER" stamped on back near clasp.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

"Salvatore" Brooch
Georg Dobler
1985
Steel wire and acrylic lacquer
2002.3720
Brooch
Georg Dobler
1985
Steel and acrylic lacquer
2002.3722
Brooch
Georg Dobler
1985
Steel wire, acrylic, lacquer, and gold
2002.3723
Neckpiece
Georg Dobler
1985
Steel and lacquer
2002.3721
"Atomic Energy" Brooch
Georg Dobler
1988
Steel wire and black chrome
2002.3725
Brooch
Georg Dobler
1999
Amethyst and silver
2002.3728
Neckpiece
Georg Dobler
1996
Rock crystal and silver oxide
2002.3727
Brooch
Georg Dobler
1997
Silver and amethyst
2005.2135
"Burning Building"  Brooch
Carlier Makigawa
1989
Stainless steel, papier-mâché, lacquer, graphite, 23k gold leaf, and silver
2002.3938
"Passage of Time" Brooch
David Walker
1989
Paper, steel, graphite, and lacquer
2002.4168
Necklace
Georg Dobler
1982–1983
Silver tube and steelwire
2006.650
Pair of Earrings
Georg Dobler
c. 1999
Silver
2005.2133.A,.B