id: 126142
accession number: 1948.355
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.355
updated: 2024-03-26 01:58:09.517000
Reclining Figure, 300–600 CE. Mexico, Gulf Coast. Stone, pigment traces; overall: 16.8 x 17.7 cm (6 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1948.355
title: Reclining Figure
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creation date: 300–600 CE
creation date earliest: 300
creation date latest: 600
current location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen
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culture: Mexico, Gulf Coast
technique: stone, pigment traces
department: Art of the Americas
collection: AA - Mesoamerica
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 16.8 x 17.7 cm (6 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: 35th Anniversary Exhibition
opening date: 1951-06-20T04:00:00
35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
title: The Arts of Pre- Hispanic America
opening date: 1970-04-12T05:00:00
The Arts of Pre- Hispanic America. The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA (organizer) (April 12-May 31, 1970).
title: Pre-Columbian Art of the Gulf States
opening date: 1973-01-11T05:00:00
Pre-Columbian Art of the Gulf States. Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL (organizer) (January 11-February 11, 1973).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Palm Beach, FL: The Society of the Four Arts; January 10 - February 1,1953. "Pre-Columbian Art: The Native Art of America Before the Conquest." Cat. no. 28, no repr.', 'opening_date': '2010-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17-December 12, 1958 cat. no. 296, pl. 34. Zurich, Switzerland: Kunsthaus; January 1- February 28, 1959. pl. 51, pg. 285. Paris, France: Galerie Charpentier; March 15-May 15, 1959. cat. no. 192, repr. Holland: The Hague; June 1-July 31, 1959. not in cat. Berlin, Germany: Academie der Kunst; October 3-November 22, 1959. cat. no. 354, pl. 54. circulating exhibition of "Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America". (exhibition continues on to Vienna and Manchester without the CMA objects.)', 'opening_date': '1958-10-17T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Rome, Italy: Embajada de Mexico; October 20, 1962- January 15, 1963. Humlebaek, Denmark: Louisiana Museum; June, 1963. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum; October 1, 1963- January 10, 1964. "Exposicion de Arte Mexicano in Europa."', 'opening_date': '1962-10-20T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Rome, Italy: Palazzo delle Exposizioni; October, 1962- January, 1964. "Nostra dell Arte Messicana." Ex. cat. 37.no. 239a.', 'opening_date': '1962-10-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'New Orleans, LA: The Isaac Delgado Museum of Art; May, 1968. "Treasures of Latin American Art."', 'opening_date': '1968-05-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Norfolk, Virginia: Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences; April 12-May 31, 1970. "The Arts of Pre-Hispanic America."', 'opening_date': '1970-04-12T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Coral Gables, Florida: The Lowe Art Museum; January 11- February 11, 1973. " Pre-Columbian Art of the Gulf States." cat. no. 24, p. 16.', 'opening_date': '1973-01-11T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art; June 7- September 8, 1991. "Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum."', 'opening_date': '1991-06-07T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Juan de Valdes Leal to Joseph Brummer, (Brummer Gallery, New York, NY)
date: ?-1940
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Joseph Brummer,(Brummer Gallery, New York, NY), sold to Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
date: 1940-1948
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Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, to John Wise (John Wise Ltd., New York, NY)
date: 1948
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John Wise (John Wise Ltd., New York, NY), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1948
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1948-?
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
page number: N4548
url: https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll9/id/14875/rec/1
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 356
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n68
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 291
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n315
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 291
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n315
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 393
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n413
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