Untitled (Study for Mobile)

1932

Alexander Calder

Associated Names
Alexander Calder

Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

The image displays a large, curved red shape with a thick, textured line. A black circular shape is at the center, surrounded by two smaller black circular shapes on the right side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls

  • Dimensions

    overall: 57.8 x 78.1 cm (22 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.120.26

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • Calder, Haus der Kunst, Munich, May 10–July 13, 1975; Kunsthaus Zürich, August 23–November 2, 1975.

1997

  • Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 6, as Study for Mobile.

1998

  • Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no 59.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 61, as Untitled (Study for Mobile).

Bibliography

1997

  • Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 6.

1998

  • Alexander Calder: 1898-1976. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998: no. 59.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 61.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Calder 1932

Watermarks

LLF [Lucien-Lefebvre-Foinet]

Wikidata ID

Q64534124

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