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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.176
People
Arent van Bolten, Dutch (Zwolle c. 1573 - before 1633 Leeuwarden)
Title
Grotesque Bird
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 1610-1630
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/221569

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with brown patina
Dimensions
18 x 16.4 x 8 cm (7 1/16 x 6 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Louis Joseph Auction Galleries, Boston], sold; to Paul William Garber, Brighton, MA, 1955, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2005

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Paul William Garber and Philip C. Garber, Class of 1956
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.176
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Joachim Homann and Hollie Buttery, "Escape Artists", Index Magazine, Harvard Art Museums (August 31, 2020), https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/article/escape-artists, accessed September 17, 2020

Exhibition History

  • Objects for a Kunstkammer: Early European Collecting, 1550-1700, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 12/10/2005 - 11/19/2006
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/27/2022 - 01/01/2023

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