Acquisitions
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Félix Hilaire Buhot (France, 1847–1898) France, 19th C. Frontispiece for Les Graveurs du XIX Siècle par Henri Béraldi, volume IV Etching. Published by Lemercier. Bourcard/Goodfriend 164 vii/viii c. 128 x 88 mm. (comp.); 180 x 117 mm. (plate); 230 x 142 mm. (sheet) Inscriptions: Provenance: Purchase, Drs. M. and L. Schacht, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Los Angeles; Pia Gallo (dealer), New York, NY 2004.38, Robert E. and Mary B. P. Gross Fund |
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italy, 1720–1778) Italy, 18th C. Parte d’una Pariete di Marmo from Vasi Candelabi Cippi 1769 Etching. Focillon 677 538 x 392 mm. (plate); 780 x 550 mm. (sheet) Inscriptions: Provenance: Swann Galleries, NY, NY; Pia Gallo (dealer), New York, NY 2004.39, Robert E. and Mary B. P. Gross Fund |
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Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Netherlands, 1606–1669) Netherlands, 17th C. Sheet of Studies: Portrait of the Artist; A Beggar Couple; Heads of an Old man and an Old Woman c. 1632 Etching. Bartsch 363; Hind 90 ii 970 x 102 mm. (plate); 100 x 106 mm. (sheet) Inscriptions: Provenance: Drs. M. and L. Schacht, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Hill-Stone Inc., New York, N.Y.; Pia Gallo (dealer), New York, NY 2004.40, Robert E. and Mary B. P. Gross Fund |
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Douglas Abdell (USA, b. 1947) USA, 20th C. Kryeti-Aekyad #3 1980 Welded bronze 84 x 120 x 21 in. Inscriptions: Provenance: Collection Doris and Donald Fisher, Atherton, CA 2004.49, Gift of Doris and Donald Fisher |
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Brazil, 20th C. Dance Mask c. 1975 Wood, pigment, and raffia 17-1/2 x 13-3/4 x 3-1/4 in. (mask); H. with raffia 35 in. 45 x 35 x 8.5 cm. (mask); H. with raffia 82 cm. Inscriptions: Provenance: Ex Raines collection; acquired by them from Macy’s, San Francisco, in 1979; Marshall and Jacqueline Raines, New York, NY 2004.51, Gift of Marshall and Jacqueline Raines |
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Botswana, 20th C. Back Apron 2004 Glass beads, ostrich egg shell, sinew, fiber, plastic, cloth 20 x 54-1/2 x 1/4 in. (width includes stretched-out strings) 50.5 x 138.5 x 1.3 cm. (width includes stretched-out strings) Inscriptions: Provenance: Field-collected by Manuel Jordán Pérez, AOA curator, in Botswana during research trip, June 2004 2004.52, Museum purchase made possible by the Phyllis Wattis Program Fund |
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Botswana, 20th C. Milk Container (ehoro) Wood, leather, metal beads, animal fat, red ochre 11-1/2 x 10 x 10 in. 29 x 25.3 x 25.3 cm. Inscriptions: Provenance: Field-collected by Manuel Jordán Pérez, AOA curator, in Botswana during research trip, June 2004 2004.53, Museum purchase made possible by the Phyllis Wattis Program Fund |
 | Botswana, 20th C. Wig (chikeka) 2004 Fiber, cloth, animal fat, natural pigments 25 x 3-1/2 x 12-1/2 in. (flat/unmounted) 63 x 9 x 31.5 cm. (flat/unmounted) Inscriptions: Provenance: Field-collected by Manuel Jordán Pérez, AOA curator, in Botswana during research trip, June 2004. The wig was purchased, within a Mbukush refugee area known as Etsha 13, from a woman who wore it during healing rituals and for "cultural ceremonies" performed in the community. 2004.54, Museum purchase made possible by the Phyllis Wattis Program Fund |
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Roy De Forest (USA, b. 1930) USA, 20th C. Untitled (Cowboy and Kangaroo) 1978 Lithograph, 4/30 30 x 44-1/2 in. 763 x 113 mm. Inscriptions: l.l.: 4/30 Provenance: Salma Khan, San Carlos, CA 2004.55, Gift of Salma Khan, M.D. |
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Theodore Roszak (USA, b. Poland, 1907–1981) USA, 20th C. Untitled (Drawing for Lighter than Air) Pencil 8-1/2 x 6-1/4 in. 215 x 160 mm. Inscriptions: Provenance: From the artist’s estate; Sara Jane Roszak, New York, NY 2004.56, Gift of Sara Jane Roszak |
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Theodore Roszak (USA, b. Poland, 1907–1981) USA, 20th C. Untitled (Construction Drawing) Blue pencil 14-1/4 x 14-3/4 in. (irregular) 363 x 368 mm. (irregular) Inscriptions: “Sheet Metal Construction” pencil, at center Provenance: Sara Jane Roszak, New York, NY 2004.57, Gift of Sara Jane Roszak |
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Theodore Roszak (USA, b. Poland, 1907–1981) USA, 20th C. Untitled (Construction Drawing) 1939 Pencil on graph paper 8-3/8 x 6-1/4 in. 213 x 160 mm. Inscriptions: u.r.: Chant Triste/Jean Sibelius Provenance: From the artist’s estate; Sara Jane Roszak, New York, NY 2004.58, Gift of Sara Jane Roszak |
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Korea, 5th–6th C. Cup Gray stoneware 4-1/2 x 4-5/8 x 5-1/2 in. 11.4 x 11.8 x 13.9 cm. Inscriptions: Provenance: Given to Mrs. Smith’s parents by a Korean Family. The family said to Mrs. Smith’s parents that it was a family heirloom. They arrived in Pusan, South Korea, in about September, 1970, and stayed about a year; Cecelia Smith, Palo Alto, CA 2004.60, Gift of Charles R. and Addie M. Scott |
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Japan, 19th C. Incense Burner 1865–75 Cloisonné enamel 13 x 15-3/4 x 8-3/4 in. 33 x 40 x 22.2 cm. Inscriptions: False Ming dynasty mark: Dai Ming Nen Saku (made in the great Ming year) Provenance: Ingeborg Yonan Malek [mother of Thomas Engelsing, M.D.] Carmel, California 2004.61.a–b, Gift of Thomas Engelsing, M.D. |
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India, 17th C. Plate 1650–1700 Nephrite H. 3/8 in.; Dia. 6-3/4 in. H. .9 cm.; Dia. 17.1 cm. Inscriptions: Provenance: Ingeborg Yonan Malek [mother of Thomas Engelsing, M.D.] Carmel, California 2004.62, Gift of Thomas Engelsing, M.D. |
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J. Walter Wilson (England, 19th century) Great Britain (England), 19th C. Mr. Muybridge Shows his Instantaneous Photographs of Animal Motion at the Royal Society 1889 Engraving on broadside, from The Illustrated London News, 25 May 1889, engraved by R. Taylor 12 x 9-1/4 in. 304 x 235 mm. Inscriptions: Provenance: Dawn Brooks and Phillip Prodger, Gainesville, FL 2004.63, Anonymous Gift |
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Richard Avedon (USA, 1923–2004) USA, 20th C. Igor Stravinsky, Composer, New York City, November 2, 1969 Gelatin-silver print; tripytch, printed 1975 30 x 72 in.; (35 x 77 in. framed) Inscriptions: Provenance: Norma Stevens, New York, NY 2004.64, Gift of Norma Stevens |
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George Herms (USA, b. 1935) USA, 20th C. Ophet 1960 Mixed media 23-1/2 x 29-1/2 x 4 in. Inscriptions: Provenance: Given by the artist to Miles & Shelley Karpilow, Berkeley, CA, in exchange for a foot pedal pump organ; acquired from Miles Karpilow by Linda C. Koch; Linda C. Koch (dealer), Oakland, CA 2004.65, Palmer Gross Ducommun Fund |