Jean Arp
Gargoyle

Gargoyle

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Gargoyle
Gargoyle
ArtistFrench, 1887–1966
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Gargoyle
Date1949
Made inFrance
MediumMarble
Dimensions11 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (29.2 × 24.1 × 14 cm)
Credit LineThe Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Collection
Object number2004.140
Not on view

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ProvenanceSylvia Slifka, New York, until d. 2003; Estate of Sylvia Slifka, New York; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005. [No catalogue].

"Europe 1900-1975: Selections from the Museum's Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4, 2014–January 4, 2015. [No catalogue].

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