About the Artwork
Alexander Calder with His Circus, Paris
1929, printed ca. 1960
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
American
Unknown
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 3/4 × 9 1/4 inches (19.7 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
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Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara Adelson
2007.236
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Markings
Inscribed, in pencil, upper center, verso: Calder | Circus 1929 Inscribed, in pencil, lower left, verso: DM7 | 530
Stamp, in purple ink, lower center, verso: PHOTO BY | ANDRE KERTESZ
Provenance
until 1971, artist's dealer, Inge Bondi (New York, New York, USA). 2007, Dr. Seymour and Barbara Adelson (West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA)
2007-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Calder, Alexander and Jean Davidson. Calder, An Autobiography with Pictures. Boston, 1969, p.104 (ill.).
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André Kertész, Alexander Calder with His Circus, Paris, 1929, printed ca. 1960, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara Adelson, 2007.236.
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