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Alexander Calder

Curt Valentin, 1944

Not on View

Medium

pen and black ink on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 28.6 x 26.4 cm (11 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls

Accession Number

1996.120.12

Artists / Makers

Alexander Calder (artist) American, 1898 - 1976

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Inscription

across bottom in blue ball-point pen: Curt Valentin / Calder

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.

1989: The Intimate World of Alexander Calder, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; El Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City; Cooper-Hewitt Museum The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, NY; February 1989-March 1990.

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 19.

2011: Calder's Portraits: A New Language. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.. 11 Mar- 14 Aug 2011.

Bibliography

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 19.

2011: Zabel, Barbara. Calder's Portraits: A New Language. (Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, 2011). Washington, 2011, p. 114 illus.

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