Circle III, 1962

East Building, Mezzanine — Terrace

Medium

painted steel

Dimensions

overall: 242.5 x 182.8 x 45.7 cm (95 1/2 x 71 15/16 x 18 in.) gross weight: 880 lb. (399.165 kg)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1977.60.3

Artists / Makers

David Smith (artist) American, 1906 - 1965

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Inscription

on edge of base: David Smith CI.III 10-22-62

Provenance

The artist [1906-1965], Bolton Landing, New York; his estate; sold by the estate by 1969 to (Marlborough Galleries, New York); purchased 17 November 1977 by NGA.

Associated Names

Marlborough Gallery
Smith, David

Exhibition History

1982: David Smith: Seven Major Themes, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983, no. 3 of Circles, repro.

2000: Crossroads of American Sculpture, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2000-2001, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2011: David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Ohio State University, Columbus, 2011-2012, fig. 41.

2014: Raw Color: the Circles of David Smith, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, 2014, no. 4, figs. 1b, 15.

Bibliography

1980: Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: 36, repro.

1988: Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988: 44, repro.

1992: National Gallery of Art, Washington. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 272, repro.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 220, repro.

1995: Marshall, Albert. "A Study of the Surfaces of David Smith's Sculpture." Studies in the History of Art 51 (1995): 96-97, 100-101, 103-104, repro. 100.