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Pair of Woman's Shoes "Graffiti Cement Pumps"

Designed by: Maison Martin Margiela (Belgian, founded 1989)
Retailed by: Barneys Warehouse
French
2013

Medium/Technique Leather, cement, and hand-painted acrylic pigment
Dimensions Height x width: 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in. (16 x 20 cm)
Lender accessory: 10 x 18.5 x 29 cm (3 15/16 x 7 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by Carol Noble
Accession Number2013.326.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionWoman's leather pump, covered with gray cement casing, and hand-painted with red, blue and white splotches for graffiti effect. 4" stiletto heels. Interior leather sole embossed with Maison Martin Margiela logo.
Signed Interior embossed with Margiela logo.
Provenance2013, sold by Barney's New York, New York, NY to Michelle Finamore, Salem, MA; 2013, sold by Finamore to the MFA. (Accession date: March 27, 2013)