La vache
1970
Artist, American, 1898 - 1976
East Building Tower Level, Gallery 606
Artwork overview
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Medium
sheet metal and paint
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Credit Line
Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall (height): 86.7 cm (34 1/8 in.)
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Accession
1991.7.7
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Copyright
© 2000 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Galerie Maeght, Paris); purchased March 1978 by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 438-443, color repro.
Bibliography
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: 438-443, color repro. (head in single and group photos is wrong; should be head pictured on 1991.7.6).
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 40, repro. (head in photo is wrong; should be head pictured on 1991.7.6 on page 37).
Inscriptions
on proper right side: CA / 70
Wikidata ID
Q63860613