Pitcher
Baccarat glasshouse (French)
c. 1880
Medium
glass with metal mounts
Dimensions
24.5 × 16.8 cm
Classification
Glass
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Henry H. Hawley
Accession Number
1997.266
Tags
gender unknown
About the Artist
Baccarat glasshouse (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...