Claus Bury
Study for Brooch

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Artist Claus Bury (German, born 1946)German, born 1946

CultureGerman

Titles

Study for Brooch

Date1974

Made inHanau, Germany

MediumGraphite and colored pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet: 11 13/16 × 8 1/4 in. (30 × 21 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation

Object number2002.3665

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, late-1970s; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryGallery Yalki Kouuhlit, Amsterdam, 1974.

"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.

"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 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.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

"Bury 74" written in pencil in the lower right corner of the drawing.

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