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The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection: A New York Story
David Smith (1906-1965)
Reclining Figure
Details
David Smith (1906-1965)
Reclining Figure
steel
9 1/8 x 17 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (23.1 x 44.7 x 21.5 cm.)
Executed in 1939.
Reclining Figure
steel
9 1/8 x 17 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (23.1 x 44.7 x 21.5 cm.)
Executed in 1939.
Provenance
Edgar Levy and Lucille Corcos Levy, New York
David Corcos Levy, New York, 1967
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1982
Acquired from the above by the present owner
David Corcos Levy, New York, 1967
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1982
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Canaday, “Art: Some Recent History of Sculpture," New York Times, 29 April 1967, p. 31.
R. Krauss, The Sculpture of David Smith: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York and London, 1977, p. 22, no. 123 (illustrated).
S. Munson, "David Smith's Vision," Commentary v. 121, May 2006.
K. Silver, "The Colossus of Bolton Landing," Art in America, October 2006, p. 155.
R. Krauss, The Sculpture of David Smith: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York and London, 1977, p. 22, no. 123 (illustrated).
S. Munson, "David Smith's Vision," Commentary v. 121, May 2006.
K. Silver, "The Colossus of Bolton Landing," Art in America, October 2006, p. 155.
Exhibited
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and Washington D.C., Corcoran Gallery, David Smith, March–November 1969, p. 36, no. 17 (illustrated).
Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, David Smith Exhibition, May-October 1976, p. 16.
Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and San Antonio Museum of Art, David Smith: Painter, Sculptor, Draftsman, November 1982-June 1983, p. 57, no. 40, pl. 16 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Picasso and the Age of Iron, March-October 1993, p. 235, no. 107 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art; Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne and London, Tate Modern, David Smith: A Centennial, February 2006-January 2007, pp. 287, no. 22 (illustrated).
Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, David Smith Exhibition, May-October 1976, p. 16.
Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and San Antonio Museum of Art, David Smith: Painter, Sculptor, Draftsman, November 1982-June 1983, p. 57, no. 40, pl. 16 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Picasso and the Age of Iron, March-October 1993, p. 235, no. 107 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art; Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne and London, Tate Modern, David Smith: A Centennial, February 2006-January 2007, pp. 287, no. 22 (illustrated).
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