Movement in Space
1932
Artist, American, 1898 - 1976
Artwork overview
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Medium
orange gouache and black ink on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
Overall: 57.8 x 78.1 cm (22 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.)
framed: 73.7 x 94 cm (29 x 37 in.) -
Accession
1996.120.20
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Klaus and Dolly Perls, New York; gift to NGA, 1996.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1997
Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 5.
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no. 61.
1999
Cosmos: From Romanticism to the Avant-garde, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal; Centro de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona; Palazzo Grassi, Venice, 1999-2000, no. 37, repro. (shown only in Montreal).
2005
"The Surreal Calder", The Menil Collection, Houston, 2005-2006, no. 75.
2006
The Surreal Calder, The Menil Collection, Houston; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; The Minneapolis Instute of Arts, 2005, cat. no. 75.
Bibliography
1997
Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 5.
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998: no. 61.
1999
Cosmos From Romanticism to the Avant-garde. Exh cat. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, 1999: no. 37.
2008
Simon, Joan and Brigette Léal. Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933. Exh. cat. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2008-2009. New York, 2008, 192, p.252.
Inscriptions
lower right in black ink: Calder 1932
Wikidata ID
Q64534125