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Head of an Angel
Italian (Venice or Milan)
Medieval (Gothic)
first half of the 15th century
Medium/Technique
Stone; marble
Dimensions
12.7 x 14 x 11.4 cm (5 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Goelet in honor of Hanns Swarzenski
Accession Number1973.693
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy about 1955, Rickel Hein (dealer; b. 1897 - d. about 1977/1980), Hein Antiquités, Paris; about 1955, sold by Rickel Hein to Jacob Hirsch (dealer; b. 1874 - d. 1955) but retained by her upon his death [see note 1]; May 22, 1958, sold by Rickel Hein to Jacques Seligmann and Co., New York (stock no. 8501); May, 1964, sold by Seligmann to John Goelet, New York; 1973, year-end gift of John Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 9, 1974)
NOTES:
[1] A letter from Germain Seligman to Rickel Hein (March 27, 1956) mentions that "you had sold [the head] to Dr. Jacob Hirsch and ... his sudden death did not allow him to take possession of [it]." Archives of American Art, Jacques Seligmann and Co. Records, Series 1, General Correspondence, Box 45, Folder 39: Hein, R. Also see Series 7.1, Purchase Receipts, Box 291, folder 12, and for the sale to John Goelet, Stock Catalogs, Box 284, Folder 5, Sculpture, ca. 1956-1971.
NOTES:
[1] A letter from Germain Seligman to Rickel Hein (March 27, 1956) mentions that "you had sold [the head] to Dr. Jacob Hirsch and ... his sudden death did not allow him to take possession of [it]." Archives of American Art, Jacques Seligmann and Co. Records, Series 1, General Correspondence, Box 45, Folder 39: Hein, R. Also see Series 7.1, Purchase Receipts, Box 291, folder 12, and for the sale to John Goelet, Stock Catalogs, Box 284, Folder 5, Sculpture, ca. 1956-1971.