About the Artwork
Hollow Head
late 19th/early 20th century
Medardo Rosso
1858-1928
Italian
Unknown
Bronze with mottled patina
Overall: 11 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 inches, 6 pounds (28.5 × 12 × 19 cm, 2.7 kg)
Sculpture
European Modern Art to 1970
Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill
70.228
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Pietro Biffi (Milan, Italy)
acquired by Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA)
1970-present, bequeathed to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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The Robert Hudson Tannahill Bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1970, pp. 123 (ill.), 132.
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Medardo Rosso, Hollow Head, late 19th/early 20th century, bronze with mottled patina. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.228.
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