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Head of Beethoven

Antoine Bourdelle1891

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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  • Title: Head of Beethoven
  • Creator: Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929)
  • Date Created: 1891
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 59.2 x 42 x 52.1 cm (23 5/16 x 16 9/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.82
  • Medium: bronze
  • Inscriptions: Signed left side: "Bourdelle / Sculpt."; inscribed right side: "FONRIENATLE DES BRONZES / J PETERMANN: ST GILLES BRUXELLES"; inscribed on front: "Mon domaine c'est l'air / quand le vent, se leve / mon âme tourbillonne / Beethoven"
  • Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
  • Culture: France, 19th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle
  • Collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
  • Accession Number: 1960.82
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