SculptureGerman20th century
S-Shaped Movement of Upright Matches
c.1960
Artists
Hermann GlöcknerArtist
Dimensions
5.1 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm (2 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Gisela Michalke, by descent; to Marcus Gisela Michalke, gift; to the German Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2025.
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