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Harry Bertoia
Tonal Sculpture, 1977
beryllium copper with bronze weights
overall (height): 538.5 cm (212 in.)
overall (base): 122.9 x 122.9 cm (48 3/8 x 48 3/8 in.)
gross weight: 1600.000 lb
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Bernard and Audrey Berman ©2013 Estate of Harry Bertoia/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Scott Burton
Rock Settees, 1988
granite
.1: overall: 98.1 x 213.4 x 106.7 cm (38 5/8 x 84 x 42 in.) gross weight: 7000 lb.
.2: overall: 97.8 x 160 x 107.9 cm (38 1/2 x 63 x 42 1/2 in.) gross weight: 4000 lb.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee ©2013 Estate of Scott Burton/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Alexander Calder
Untitled, 1976
aluminum and steel
overall: 910.3 x 2315.5 cm (358 3/8 x 911 5/8 in.) gross weight: 920 lb.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee

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Anthony Caro
National Gallery Ledge Piece, 1978
welded steel
overall: 434.5 x 617.6 x 269.2 cm (171 1/16 x 243 1/8 x 106 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee

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Jim Dine
The Gate, Goodbye Vermont, 1985
steel, tools, wood
overall: 283.2 x 431.8 x 158.8 cm (111 1/2 x 170 x 62 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Fisher, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

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Max Ernst
Capricorn, model 1948, cast 1975
bronze
overall: 242.5 x 206.9 x 151 cm (95 1/2 x 81 7/16 x 59 7/16 in.) gross weight: 2090 lb.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee

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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Hieratic Head of Ezra Pound, 1914
marble
overall: 90.5 x 45.7 x 48.9 cm (35 5/8 x 18 x 19 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift from the Collection of Raymond and Patsy Nasher

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Alberto Giacometti
The Invisible Object (Hands Holding the Void), 1935
bronze
overall: 153 x 32.6 x 29.8 cm (60 1/4 x 12 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

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Alberto Giacometti,
Walking Man II, 1960
bronze
overall: 188.5 x 27.9 x 110.7 cm (74 3/16 x 11 x 43 9/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Enid A. Haupt

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Andy Goldsworthy
Roof, 2004-2005
Buckingham Virginia slate
overall: 2255.7 x 4613.6 x 1310.2 cm (888 1/16 x 1816 3/8 x 515 13/16 in.)
overall (approximate diameter of each dome): 823 cm (324 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund

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Hans Haacke
Condensation Wall, conceived 1963/1966, fabricated 2013
Plexiglas and distilled water
overall: 177.8 × 177.8 × 40.6 cm (70 × 70 × 16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee © Hans Haacke/Artist Rights Society (ARS)

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Richard Long
Whitechapel Slate Circle, 1981
slate
diameter: 457.2 cm (180 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee

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Paul Manship
Diana and a Hound, 1925
bronze
overall: 164.7 x 109.9 x 49.2 cm (64 13/16 x 43 1/4 x 19 3/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Houghton P. Metcalf

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Allan McCollum
Collection of Four Hundred and Eighty Plaster Surrogates, 1982/1989
enamel on cast Hydro-Stone (480 elements)
overall installed (dimensions variable): 160.66 × 1381.13 cm (63 1/4 × 543 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee © 2014 Allan McCollum

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Henry Moore
Knife Edge Mirror Two Piece, 1976-1978
bronze
overall: 534.5 x 721.1 x 363.1 cm (210 7/16 x 283 7/8 x 142 15/16 in.)
gross weight: 5 tn
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

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Henry Moore,
Three Motives Against Wall, Number 1, 1958
bronze
overall: 50.5 x 107.4 x 43.7 cm (19 7/8 x 42 5/16 x 17 3/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Enid A. Haupt

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Robert Morris
Untitled, 1967/1986
steel and steel mesh
overall: 78.74 x 274.32 x 274.32 cm (31 x 108 x 108 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edward R. Broida

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Isamu Noguchi
Great Rock of Inner Seeking, 1974
basalt
overall: 324.8 x 158.4 x 88.9 cm (127 7/8 x 62 3/8 x 35 in.)
base: 54 x 149.9 x 98.4 cm (21 1/4 x 59 x 38 3/4 in.)
gross weight (sculpture): 5.000 tn
gross weight (base): 2.000 tn
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Arthur M. Sackler, M.D., and Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D.

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Richard Serra
Five Plates, Two Poles, 1971
hot-rolled steel
overall installed: 243.84 x 548.64 x 701.04 cm (96 x 216 x 276 in.)
gross weight: 29281 lb. (13281.774 kg)
gross weight (each plate): 5227 lb. (2370.952 kg)
gross weight (each pole): 1573 lb. (713.508 kg)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation © 2001 Richard Serra

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David Smith
Sentinel I, 1956
steel
overall: 227.6 x 42.9 x 57.5 cm (89 5/8 x 16 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee

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David Smith
Voltri VII, 1962
iron
overall: 215.8 x 311.6 x 110.5 cm (84 15/16 x 122 11/16 x 43 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

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Tony Smith
Die, model 1962, fabricated 1968
steel with oiled finish
overall: 182.9 x 182.9 x 182.9 cm (72 x 72 x 72 in.) gross weight: 500 lb.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee

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Leo Villareal,
Multiverse, 2008
light-emitting diodes (LEDs), Mac mini, and electronic circuitry
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Victoria and Roger Sant and Sharon P. and Jay Rockefeller

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