"The Jewelry of Dorothea Prühl" presents 26 necklaces and brooches created since the mid-1970s by the renowned German jewelry artist Dorothea Prühl, who is recognized worldwide for her sculptural forms rendered in wood and metal.
Trained in the traditions of the Bauhaus, for the past 50 years Prühl has relied on nature for inspiration - its flora, fauna, and animalia. Painstakingly formed or carved, the individual elements in Prühl’s necklaces come alive in expressive compositions. Their seemingly simple gestures - a butterfly’s wings or a bundle of flowers - belie a complexity and craftsmanship that is unmatched in contemporary practice.
Comprised of an extraordinary promised gift to the MFAH by the Rotasa Foundation Trust, which has granted the museum the largest single holding of Prühl’s jewelry in the world, this is the first exhibition in the United States dedicated to the artist.
The exhibition will remain on display through January 3, 2027.
"The Jewelry of Dorothea Prühl" presents 26 necklaces and brooches created since the mid-1970s by the renowned German jewelry artist Dorothea Prühl, who is recognized worldwide for her sculptural forms rendered in wood and metal.
Trained in the traditions of the Bauhaus, for the past 50 years Prühl has relied on nature for inspiration - its flora, fauna, and animalia. Painstakingly formed or carved, the individual elements in Prühl’s necklaces come alive in expressive compositions. Their seemingly simple gestures - a butterfly’s wings or a bundle of flowers - belie a complexity and craftsmanship that is unmatched in contemporary practice.
Comprised of an extraordinary promised gift to the MFAH by the Rotasa Foundation Trust, which has granted the museum the largest single holding of Prühl’s jewelry in the world, this is the first exhibition in the United States dedicated to the artist.
The exhibition will remain on display through January 3, 2027.
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