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Dormouse

1962

Giacomo Manzù

Artist, Italian, 1908 - 1991

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Dimensions

overall: 47 x 46.9 cm (18 1/2 x 18 7/16 in.)
Accession

1983.1.68

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York); purchased 1966 by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1983 to NGA.

Associated Names

Mellon, Paul

Bibliography

1994

Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 144, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left in circle: MANZU / NFMM

Markings

FM: NFMM

Wikidata ID

Q63860852

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