Perfume Vial
Tecla Firm (French)
c. 1900
Medium
agate with enamel, gold, rubies
Dimensions
8.3 × 2.5 cm
Classification
Miscellaneous
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Accession Number
1981.74
Tags
gender unknown
About the Artist
Tecla Firm (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...