Brooch

Pavel Opocensky, Brooch, 1980-1999, fabricated Corian, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Zack Peabody, 2000.62.11A-C
Pavel Opocensky, Brooch, 1980-1999, fabricated Corian, overall: 1 x 5 1834 in. (2.613.02.0 cm) part A (brooch): 1 x 4 7834 in. (2.612.42.0 cm) part B (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) diam. part C (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) (diam.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Zack Peabody, 2000.62.11A-C

Artwork Details

Title
Brooch
Date
1980-1999
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 1 x 5 1834 in. (2.613.02.0 cm) part A (brooch): 1 x 4 7834 in. (2.612.42.0 cm) part B (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) diam. part C (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) (diam.)
Credit Line
Gift of Zack Peabody
Mediums
Mediums Description
fabricated Corian
Classifications
Object Number
2000.62.11A-C

Artwork Description

In these brooches Pavel Opocensky explores the properties of fabricated Corian, a dense, opaque material he extensively works into delicate, transparent jewelry. The artist’s minimalist approach to design reveals his fascination with “forms that reflect the inner harmony of an underlying geometry, both as they exist in space and as they relate to the human body.”

Works by this artist (16 items)

Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled, 1965, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., 1965.26.2
Untitled
Date1965
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Helen Frankenthaler, Summer Scene: Provincetown, 1961, acrylic on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.41
Summer Scene: Provincetown
Date1961
acrylic on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled, ca. 1960-1961, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., 1965.26.3
Untitled
Dateca. 1960-1961
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Helen Frankenthaler, Persian Garden, 1965-1966, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1969.23.1
Persian Garden
Date1965-1966
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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Claire Falkenstein, City is Man, 1941-1952, linocut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.14, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
City is Man
Date1941-1952
linocut
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Untitled, 1976, embossed paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.18, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Untitled
Date1976
embossed paper
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Mandala, 1977, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.19, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Mandala
Date1977
lithograph
Not on view
Les Quais de la Seine a Paris
Date1917
hand-colored etching on postcard
Not on view