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Alexander Calder

Arctic Sunset, 1973

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Medium

red, yellow, and blue gouache and black ink on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 74.3 x 109.9 cm (29 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls

Accession Number

1996.120.1

Artists / Makers

Alexander Calder (artist) American, 1898 - 1976

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Inscription

lower right in black ink: Calder 73

Marks and Labels

BS: Les Papiers Canson

Provenance

Klaus and Dolly Perls, New York; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Perls, Klaus

Exhibition History

1976: Calder's Universe, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, 1976

1982: American Masters of the Twentieth Century: Oklahoma Art Center, May 7-June 20, 1982; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, July 11-September 15, 1982.

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 33.

Bibliography

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 33.

1998: Baal-Teshuva, Jacob. Calder: 1898-1976. Köln, 1998: repro. 9.

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