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Bathers

1944

Alexander Calder

Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls
Dimensions

overall: 57.2 x 78.7 cm (22 1/2 x 31 in.)
Accession

1996.120.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Perls, Klaus

Exhibition History

1997

Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 21.

Bibliography

1997

Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 21.

Inscriptions

lower right: Calder '44

Wikidata ID

Q64534123

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