Four White Petals, 1960

East Building, Tower Level — Gallery 606

Medium

sheet metal, rod, bolts, and paint

Dimensions

overall: 160 x 142.2 x 416.6 cm (63 x 56 x 164 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls

Accession Number

1996.120.16

Artists / Makers

Alexander Calder (sculptor) American, 1898 - 1976

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Inscription

on largest triangular element in monogram: CA / 60

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York, by 1982;[1] gift 1996 to NGA.

[1] The sculpture was Perls inventory number 13285, and was included in an exhibition of the dealer's acquisitions that was on view October and November 1982. See the checklist for the exhibition in Perls Galleries Records, 1937-1997, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington (copy in NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Perls, Klaus

Exhibition History

1982: Major Acquisitions, Perls Galleries, New York, 1982.

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1997, no. 30, color repro.

1998: Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no. 247, color repro.

2001: Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; San Diego Museum of Art; Phoenix Art Museum, 2002-2003.

Bibliography

1997: Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 30.

1998: Alexander Calder: 1898-1976. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998: no. 247.