Cascading Flowers
1949
Sculptor, American, 1898 - 1976


East Building Tower Level, Gallery 606
Artwork overview
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Medium
metal, wire, and paint
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 221 x 243.8 cm (87 x 96 in.)
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Accession
1996.120.5
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York; gift 1996 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1997
Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1997, no. 24, color repro.
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, not in cat. (shown only in Washington).
2009
Calder: Sculptor of Air, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 2009-2010, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1997
Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 24.
Inscriptions
on lowest vertically-oriented red element in monogram: CA; sequentially on each vertically-oriented element, starting with the next-to-lowest red element, a number on each element: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
Wikidata ID
Q63860630