id:			136511
accession number:	1960.82
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.82
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:49.131000

Head of Beethoven, 1891. Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929). Bronze; overall: 59.2 x 42 x 52.1 cm (23 5/16 x 16 9/16 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle 1960.82

title:				Head of Beethoven
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creation date:			1891
creation date earliest:		1891
creation date latest:		1891
current location:		218 European Sculpture
creditline:			Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 59.2 x 42 x 52.1 cm (23 5/16 x 16 9/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed left side: "Bourdelle / Sculpt."; inscribed right side: "FONRIENATLE DES BRONZES / J PETERMANN: ST GILLES BRUXELLES"; inscribed on front: "Mon domaine c'est l'air / quand le vent, se leve / mon âme tourbillonne / Beethoven"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1965
	opening date:   1965-10-27T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1965</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).

	title:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1965: "Year in Review," Bulletin LII (November 1965), p. 152, repr. 140', 'opening_date': '1965-11-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Carrie Moss Halle [1871–1965], Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1960
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1960–
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