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Truth Denied (La Vérité Méconnue)

Truth Denied (La Vérité Méconnue)

Artist/Maker (French, 1838–1902)
Dateca. 1900
MediumBronze with brown patina
DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 × 7 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (22 × 19 × 11 cm)
Weight (with base): 8 lb. (3.63 kg)
Credit LineFriends of Art Fund
Object number1967.23
Status
Not on view
ProvenancePetit Palais, Paris (?).¹ (Paul Drey Gallery, New York); purchased 1967 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH ¹The entire contents of Dalou's studio was purchased by the city of Paris in 1905 and installed in the Petit Palais. Oberlin's bronze was case from a terra cotta model in this collection.Exhibition History
Ecole to Deco: Small Sculptures from a Private Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 8, 1979 - September 2, 1979 )
The Dreyfus Affair: Art, Truth, and Justice
  • The Jewish Museum, New York (September 13, 1987 - January 15, 1988 )
The Object Revisited: Four Centuries of European and American Decorative Arts
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 27, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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