Bust of a Man
about 1490
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueWood; Polychrome wood
Dimensions46.99 cm (18 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number55.98
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceA. S. Drey, Munich. Acquired through Wilhelm von Bode (b. 1845 - d. 1929) by Jacob Mandelbaum, Berlin; about 1919, sold by Mandelbaum to Eugene L. Garbáty (b. 1880 - d. 1966), Schloss Alt-Döbern, Niederlausitz (Germany), New York, and East Norwalk, CT [see note 1]; 1955, sold by Garbáty to the MFA for $2000. (Accession Date: March 10, 1955)
NOTES:
[1] The provenance information is taken from Eugene Garbáty's notes (in the MFA curatorial file). At the time of its acquisition, it was said to have come from either Ulm or Strassbourg. Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him.
NOTES:
[1] The provenance information is taken from Eugene Garbáty's notes (in the MFA curatorial file). At the time of its acquisition, it was said to have come from either Ulm or Strassbourg. Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him.
18th century
18th century
18th century
1525–50
late 18th century
about 1514
early 16th century
