Dessert Fork
Maison Cardeilhac (French)
c. 1880
Medium
gilt silver and ivory
Dimensions
21.4 × 2.1 × 1.9 cm
Classification
Silver
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney
Accession Number
2003.245.2
Tags
gender unknown
About the Artist
Maison Cardeilhac (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...