David Smith, American, b. Decatur, Indiana, 1906–1965 Search this
Medium:
Bronze on steel base
Dimensions:
10 3/8 X 2 1/2 X 6 3/8 IN. (26.4 X 6.3 X 16.0 CM.) ON STEEL BASE 3/4 X 3 7/8 IN DIAM. (1.9 X 9.7 CM.) WT. 6 LB. (2.7 KG.) INCL. BASE
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1945
Provenance:
The artist
[Willard Gallery, New York]
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 2 April 1956-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History:
BUCHHOLZ GALLERY AND WILLARD GALLERY, New York. "The Sculpture of David Smith," 2-26 January 1946, no. 41.
MUSEO NACIONAL CENTRO DE ARTE REINA SOFIA, Madrid. "The Surrealists in Exile and the Origin of the New York School," 21 December 1999-27 February 2000, ill. p. 172 [as Ringtoothed Woman]. Tour: MUSEE D'ART MODERNE ET CONTEMPORAIN, Strasbourg, France, 12 May-7 August 2000.
Published References:
SMITH, DAVID (ESTATE OF). David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932–1965, vol. II: 1932-1953 (New York: The Estate of David Smith, 2021), no. 196.1, color ill. p. 218.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
