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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.465
People
Alexander Calder, American (Philadelphia, PA 1898 - 1976 New York, NY)
Title
Standing Male Figure with Arm Extended
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/310377

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 43.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/8 x 14 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: [in triangle:] A / Royal / Standard / American / Linen Bond

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Alexander Calder, Created, By descent through family to Nanette Sexton.
Richard B. Bailey and Nanette C. Sexton, Boston MA, By descent through family, Gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991. Ms. Sexton is great-niece of the artist.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Richard B. Bailey and Nanette C. Sexton in memory of Professor Frederick Deknatel
Copyright
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1991
Object Number
1991.465
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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