Monkey Contemplating a Human Skull in a Landscape [reverse]
1909
Karl Goetz
Artist, German, 1875 - 1950
On View
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-C
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.15 cm (2 13/16 in.)
gross weight: 125.15 gr (0.276 lb.) -
Accession
2004.50.6.2
Associated Artworks
Centennial of the Birth of Charles Darwin, 1809-1882 [obverse]
Karl Goetz
1909
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, Kinnelon, New Jersey; gift 2004 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
upper right across the field: MDCCCIX. / MCMIX; on the stele: PHYTOPHY / SIOLOGIE / ENTO / MOLOGIE / ZOOLOG / IE / K-- / GOETZ; stamped on bottom edge: K.GOETZ
Wikidata ID
Q63864175