Details
David Smith (1906-1965)
Black Flock (Raven)
incised with signature and dated 'David Smith 6 13 1960.' (on the base)--incised with signature and dated again 'David Smith 6 13 1960' (on a metal plaque welded to the lower round element)
steel, painted black
Height: 32 in. (83.3 cm.)
Width: 28 in. (72.4 cm.)
Depth: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
Executed in 1960
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Mrs. Robertson F. Alford, Mill Neck, New York
Literature
Art News, vol. LIX, December 1960, p. 45 (illustrated).
R. Krauss, The Sculpture of David Smith, A Catalogue Raisonn, New York, 1977, p. 89, no. 485 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Everett Ellin Gallery, 1960.
