Engraved Egg Watch
Denis Martinot (French)
1590–1600
Medium
silver, steel, and rock crystal
Dimensions
7.4 × 4.8 × 3.2 cm
Classification
Jewelry
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1929.994
Tags
male
About the Artist
Denis Martinot (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...