Gerd Rothmann
Bracelet / Pendant

Bracelet / Pendant

© Gerd Rothmann

Bracelet / Pendant
Bracelet / Pendant
ArtistGerman, born 1941
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Bracelet / Pendant
Date1970–1971
MediumSteel, acrylic, and paper
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/8 in. (6 × 7 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Karen and Eric Pulaski Philanthropic Fund of the Houston Jewish Community Foundation
Object number2002.4056.A,.B
Not on view

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Provenance[Electrum Gallery, London]; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, c. 1972; 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.

"Claus Bury, Fritz Maierhofer, Gerd Rothmann," Electrum Gallery, London, 1972.

"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
"Rothman / 2/30" stamped on back of pendant.

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