Gerd Rothmann
Study for "Index Finger" Brooch

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Artist Gerd RothmannGerman, born 1941

CultureGerman

Titles

Study for "Index Finger" Brooch

Date2000

MediumGraphite and ink on paper

DimensionsSheet: 11 11/16 × 9 3/8 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English in honor of the artist

Object number2005.201

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, Philadelphia; given to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"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

Marked in pencil lower right below the image: "INDEX FINGER"
Marked in pencil in the image center: "HELEN DRUTT"
Marked in pencil in the image, upper left: "38 x 38 mm"

Signed and dated in pencil lower right below the image: "Rothmann 00."

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