Little Spider
c. 1940
Sculptor, American, 1898 - 1976


East Building Tower Level, Gallery 606
Artwork overview
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Medium
sheet metal, wire, and paint
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 111.1 x 127 x 139.7 cm (43 3/4 x 50 x 55 in.)
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Accession
1996.120.18
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Copyright
© 2000 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York; gift 1996 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1997
Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1997, no. 9, color repro.
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no. 146, color repro.
2004
Calder, Miró, Fondation Beyeler, Basel; The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 2004-2005, no. 43, repro.
2009
Calder: Sculptor of Air, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 2009-2010, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
2013
Alexander Calder - Avant-Garde in Motion, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 2013-2014, no. 43, repro.
2018
Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2018-2019.
Inscriptions
on largest element in monogram: CA
Wikidata ID
Q63860625