Panneau de Moules (Panel of Mussels)

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by family members, Mr. and Mrs. Toussaint Gilissen, Duren, Germany, by 1989. private collection, Belgium; purchased 5 April 2005 through (Peter Freeman, Inc., New York) by NGA.

Panneau de Moules (Panel of Mussels)

Broodthaers, Marcel

1966

Accession Number

2005.36.1

Medium

mussel shells, resin, and paint on panel

Dimensions

overall: 116.21 × 121.92 × 13.97 cm, 155 lb. (45 3/4 × 48 × 5 1/2 in., 70.308 kg)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Collectors Committee