Tall Vase
Appert Frères (French)
c. 1900
Medium
glass
Dimensions
42.1 × 12.7 cm
Classification
Glass
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Barry Bradley
Accession Number
1969.260
Tags
gender unknown
About the Artist
Appert Frères (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...