Self Portrait
- Depicted
- Georg Kolbe, German, 1877–1947
- Date
- 1925, cast c.1925–27
- Material
- Bronze
- made in
- Berlin, Berlin state, Germany, Europe
- Classification
- Metalwork, sculpture
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 18 3/8 x 7 x 10 1/2 in. (46.7 x 17.8 x 26.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Curt Valentin in memory of Georg Kolbe
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 692:1949
Provenance
by 1939 - 1949
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York, NY, USA [1]
1949 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Curt Valentin [2]
Notes:
[1] This cast was included in a 1949 exhibition at Buchholz Gallery ["Sculpture." New York: Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), September 26 - October 14, 1949, cat. 19]. It was with the gallery by at least 1939, as evidenced by a label previously affixed to the base of the sculpture for a 1939 exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Boston, listing Buchholz Gallery as the lender ["Contemporary German Art." Boston: The Institute of Modern Art, November 2 - December 9, 1939, cat. 56].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 8, 1949.
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York, NY, USA [1]
1949 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Curt Valentin [2]
Notes:
[1] This cast was included in a 1949 exhibition at Buchholz Gallery ["Sculpture." New York: Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), September 26 - October 14, 1949, cat. 19]. It was with the gallery by at least 1939, as evidenced by a label previously affixed to the base of the sculpture for a 1939 exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Boston, listing Buchholz Gallery as the lender ["Contemporary German Art." Boston: The Institute of Modern Art, November 2 - December 9, 1939, cat. 56].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 8, 1949.
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