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Gerd Rothmann
'Die Goldene Nase' Nosepiece1988

Not on view
Plaster cast of a human nose, life-sized, coated in golden ochre pigment with granular texture and ragged edges, viewed straight on against a white background
Gilded sculpture of a human nose viewed from below, with textured gold surface and irregular, ruffled edges, against a white background.
Artist or Maker
Gerd Rothmann
Germany, born 1941
Title
'Die Goldene Nase' Nosepiece
Date Made
1988
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
2 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (6.99 × 4.76 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2013.221.28
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers, and Bobbye Tigerman. "Possessed: the Boardman Gift to LACMA." Metalsmith 36, no.5 (2016): 20-21.
Copyright
© Gerd Rothmann

Related Unframed

Beyond Bling: Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection
Beyond Bling: Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection
  • September 28, 2016
  • Rosie Chambers Mills, Bobbye Tigerman