Giampaolo Babetto
Pair of Earrings

Pair of Earrings

© Giampaolo Babetto

Pair of Earrings
Pair of Earrings
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Pair of Earrings
Date1987
MediumEpoxy resin and 18k gold
DimensionsOverall (.A): 1/2 × 1 × 1 1/2 in. (1.3 × 2.5 × 3.8 cm)
Overall (.B): 3/4 × 1/2 × 15/16 in. (1.9 × 1.3 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3588.A,.B
Not on view

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Provenance[Galerie VO, Washington D.C.]; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Giampaolo Babetto: Jewelry and Drawings," VO Galerie, Washington, April 10–May 10, 1986.

"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.

"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, March 6–June 27, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A: "G. Babetto 1987 719" etched on back near post.
.B: "G. Babetto / 1987 / 719" etched on back near post.

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