Hand of Pietro Tenerani
1852
Sculptor, Italian, active 1852-1870
Artwork overview
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Medium
marble
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 8.89 × 26.04 × 19.05 cm (3 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
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Accession
2018.44.127
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Purchased 1980s with two other sculptures of hands by William H. [1929-2020] and Abigail Booth Gerdts, New York;[1] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] Per documention from Abigail Booth Gerdts provided with the gift, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1998
For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1998, unnumbered catalogue.
Inscriptions
on face of wrist: HAND / OF / TENERANI / E. AMADORI ROME 1852
Wikidata ID
Q63863887