Obus
1972
Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

Artwork overview
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Medium
painted sheet metal
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 361.8 x 385.9 x 227.6 cm (142 7/16 x 151 15/16 x 89 5/8 in.)
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Accession
1983.1.49
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Copyright
© 2000 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Galerie Maeght, Zurich); sold 3 July 1973 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1983 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no. 262, color repro. (shown only in Washington).
Bibliography
1989
Strick, Jeremy. Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building. Washington, D.C., 1989: repro. 120, 121.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 39, repro.
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998: no. 262.
Blitzer, Robert. College Algebra, NJ, 1998, p. 545, repro.
Inscriptions
on center component below horizontal ridge: AC (monogram) 72
Wikidata ID
Q63860611