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Manfred Bischoff
'Pomme de Terre–Pathètique–Tragique' Brooch2002

Not on view
Small sculpture in the form of a rounded potato shape, golden-yellow surface with glossy black oval inlays mimicking potato eyes and sprouts
Close-up photograph of a burnished gold metal surface with scratched linear marks resembling loosely inscribed characters or abstract figures; two thin metal rods cross the lower portion of the surface.

Manfred Bischoff, 'Pomme de Terre–Pathètique–Tragique' Brooch, 2002, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Manfred Bischoff
Germany, born 1947-2015
Title
'Pomme de Terre–Pathètique–Tragique' Brooch
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
2002
Medium
Gold, coral
Dimensions
2 × 2 7/8 × 7/8 in. (5.08 × 7.3 × 2.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.24
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