id:			111182
accession number:	1929.690
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.690
updated:		2025-07-09 11:08:21.113000

Figure of a Couple Sitting on a Bench, c. 1920–28. Kitty Rix (Austrian, 1901–1951), Wiener Werkstätte (Austria, Vienna, 1903–32). Glazed ceramic; overall: 12.7 x 13.3 cm (5 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1929.690

title:				Figure of a Couple Sitting on a Bench
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creation date:			c. 1920–28
creation date earliest:		1920
creation date latest:		1928
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creditline:			Educational Purchase Fund
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culture:	Austria, Vienna
technique:	glazed ceramic
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Kitty Rix (Austrian, 1901–1951)  - designed by
Ceramic and textile designer of Jewish ancestry associated with the Wiener Werkstatte. She designed her last pieces in 1931.
* Wiener Werkstätte (Austria, Vienna, 1903–32)  - maker

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measurements: Overall: 12.7 x 13.3 cm (5 x 5 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Stamped "W.W.  #496"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art Deco
	opening date:   1973-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>Art Deco</i>. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1973-January 27, 1974).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Rena Rosenthal, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 1929
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1929-
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