La Boite aux Sortileges
La Boite aux Sortileges

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La Boite aux Sortileges,

1976

Louis Pons, French, born 1927
y1983-10

Information

Title
La Boite aux Sortileges
Dates

1976

Maker
Louis Pons
Medium
Mixed media including mummified cat, thread, part of corset, silk stockings, and sewing boxes
Dimensions
110 x 140 cm (43 5/16 x 55 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Saul Reinfeld
Object Number
y1983-10
Signatures
Titled, signed, and dated, upper left verso in ink: La Boite au sortileges/Louis Pons Paris/Mai 1976
Culture
French
Type
assemblages (sculpture)
Materials
silk (textile), thread, animal material, mixed media
Subject
cats, silk (silkworm material), sewing boxes, corsets

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