Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fall
Object Number:
2001.223.4
Date:
early 20th century
Medium:
Terra cotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/4 in. × 15 in. × 11 1/2 in. (76.8 × 38.1 × 29.2 cm)
Description:
Figure
Gallery Label:
The Four Seasons, by avant-garde sculptor and folk art collector Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), was purchased by cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein to decorate her Fifth Avenue salon. Both Polish émigrés who influenced New York City cultural life in the early 20th century, Nadelman and his patron formed an enduring collaboration that began soon after their meeting in 1911.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
