Cover for a Tureen
Creil Factory (French)
1866–75
Medium
porcelain
Dimensions
h. 21.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift in memory of Eleanor Goldstein Brody
Accession Number
1997.159.b
Tags
gender unknownmale
About the Artist
Creil Factory (French)
Georges Hugnet (1906–1974) was a multifaceted French artist, poet, writer, and critic whose innovative collages and graphic works bridged Dada and Surrealism. Born in Paris on July 11, 1906, he spent much of his early childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, returning to France around 1913. His early life and artistic training remain sparsely documented, with no records of formal art school attendanc...