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Esther Knobel

Brooch

Maker

Esther Knobel (Israeli, b. 1949, Poland)

Title

Brooch

Year

2023

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

7 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2024.30

Type

Exhibition History

Brighten Up! Contemporary Enamels
Jun 01, 2024 – May 02, 2027

Label copy

The surface of this brooch is decorated with small yellow flowers, giving it an air of sweetness often associated with enamel jewelry. Yet the crumpled texture belies its joy: are we witnessing an ending? Something discarded and left behind? 

This brooch is from Esther Knobel’s recent body of work, which explores enameling on copper mesh. Knobel visually transforms this rigid material into something fluid and fabric-like, with the allure of softness

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Tombstone

Esther Knobel (Israeli, b. 1949, Poland)
Brooch, 2023
Copper mesh stitched with iron thread, enamel, and silver
7 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2024.30

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