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Manfred Bischoff
'The Absent Third' Brooch1989

Not on view
Wall-mounted sculptural assemblage combining a rough tree branch, a brass rod bent at a right angle, a porous stone, and a small painted metal element with finger-like projections
Artist or Maker
Manfred Bischoff
Germany, born 1947-2015
Title
'The Absent Third' Brooch
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
1989
Medium
Gold, silver, copper, rose twig, stone
Dimensions
4 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/16 in. (11.43 × 8.26 × 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.20
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.
Copyright
© Manfred Bischoff Estate