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Alexander Calder: American, 1898 - 1976

Finny Fish
1948: painted steel rod, painted steel wire, glass, and objects; overall: 66 x 152.4 cm (26 x 60 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls; 1996.120.15; On View; © 2000 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York; gift 1996 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1997, no. 25, color repro.

1998: Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no. 214, color repro.

2004: Calder, Miró, Fondation Beyeler, Basel; The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 2004-2005, not in catalogue.

2010: Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance and Joy, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2010, pl. 52.

Bibliography

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 25.

1998: Alexander Calder: 1898-1976. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998: no. 214.

2010: Warren, Lynne. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy. Exh. cat. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2010-2012,\.