The X and Its Tails

The X and Its Tails, 1967

  • Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976

Painted steel

  • Overall: 14 × 19 × 13 inches (35.6 × 48.3 × 33 cm)

Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry

1988.184

Department

Contemporary Art after 1950

Details

collection of W. Hawkins Ferry

1989-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

© 2005 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Alexander Calder, The X and Its Tails, 1967, painted steel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry, 1988.184.

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