Vase
Samson & Co. (French)
early 1900s
Medium
faience
Dimensions
55 × 28.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of R. Henry Norweb
Accession Number
1961.1
Tags
gender unknown
About the Artist
Samson & Co. (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...