Maria Hees
"Brush" Brooch

"Brush" Brooch

© Maria Hees

"Brush" Brooch
"Brush" Brooch
ArtistDutch, born 1948
CultureDutch
Titles
  • "Brush" Brooch
DateDesigned 1978, made 1983
Made inNetherlands
MediumPlastic
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 1/2 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3808
Not on view

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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.

"Contemporary Dutch Design: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 19–November 25, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Design Maria Hees" printed in white on a clear sticker which is attached to the back of the brooch.

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