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Katharina Fritsch

Hahn / Cock, 2013

East Building, Tower Level — Roof Terrace

Medium

painted glass fiber-reinforced polyester resin on stainless steel armature

Dimensions

overall: 440.06 × 440.06 × 149.86 cm (173 1/4 × 173 1/4 × 59 in.)
gross weight: 740.044 kg (1631.5 lb.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Glenstone Foundation in honor of the resilience of the American people during the Covid-19 pandemic

Accession Number

2020.23.1

Artists / Makers

Katharina Fritsch (sculptor) German, born 1956

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Provenance

The artist; purchased 2015 through (Matthew Marks Gallery, New York) by The Glenstone Foundation, Potomac, Maryland; gift 2020 to NGA.

Associated Names

Glenstone
Matthew Marks Gallery

Exhibition History

2013: Katharina Fritsch: Hahn / Cock, Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London, 2013-2015.

2016: Loan to display with permanent collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016-2020.

Bibliography

2016: Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2016: XV.

2021: Donovan, Molly. "Katharina Fritsche, Hahn/Cock." Art for the Nation no. 63 (Spring/Summer 2021): 24-25, fig. 22.

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