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Alexander Calder

Hey-Diddle-Diddle I, 1944

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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

1996.120.17

Artists / Makers

Alexander Calder (artist) American, 1898 - 1976

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Inscription

lower right in brown ink: Calder '44; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #8727

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. 18, as Hey Diddle Diddle I.

Bibliography

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 18.

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