Collections: American Art: Iberica

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Iberica

• Artist: Jose de Creeft, American, born Spain, 1884-1982
• Medium: Stone, head of black porphory (?) and base of red granite (?)
• Dates: 1938
• Dimensions: Overall: 24 7/16 x 23 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (62.1 x 60.3 x 35.9 cm) Head only: 17 x 11 x 9 in. (43.2 x 27.9 x 22.9 cm)
• Signature: Inscribed on back of head, near bottom: "JOSE de CREEfT / 38"
• Collections: American Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 1992.11.7a-c
• Credit Line: Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal
• Image: Overall, 1992.11.7_transp437.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Jose de Creeft (American, born Spain, 1884-1982). Iberica, 1938. Stone, head of black porphory (?) and base of red granite (?), Overall: 24 7/16 x 23 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (62.1 x 60.3 x 35.9 cm) Head only: 17 x 11 x 9 in. (43.2 x 27.9 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal, 1992.11.7a-c (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.11.7_transp437.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Abstracted head of black stone mounted on irregular, trapezoidally shaped reddish stone base. Head is carved from irregularly shaped stone that is roughly hewn to form hair and is flat in back; ovoid face is smoothly polished, squared nose forms continuous, curving profile from forehead to nose, eyes are closed, slanted and asymmetrical, mouth is oval shaped. Base is roughly hewn with jagged edges and is wider in back than in front. Condition: Good