The Dance
1944
Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and black ink on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 28.6 x 26.4 cm (11 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
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Accession
1996.120.14
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Klaus and Dolly Perls, New York; gift to NGA, 1996.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1997
Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 20, as The Dance II.
2018
Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.
Bibliography
1997
Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 20.
Inscriptions
lower right in brown ink: Calder '44; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #8774
Wikidata ID
Q64534119