National Gallery Ledge Piece

1978

Anthony Caro

Associated Names
Anthony Caro

Artist, British, 1924 - 2013

The sculpture is an abstract arrangement of metal strips and sheets. It is made of material with a dark bluish-gray color and areas of tan rust or patina. It is placed on a concrete ledge or platform next to light gray stone walls. The sculpture features circles, angular pieces, and straight lines that make no specific shape. It casts a shadow against the wall behind it.
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On View

East Building Ground Level, Atrium

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    welded steel

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall: 434.5 x 617.6 x 269.2 cm (171 1/16 x 243 1/8 x 106 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.21.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned January 1978 by NGA; created in situ in the NGA East Building and completed 24 March 1978.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Blume, Dieter. Anthony Caro. Catalogue Raisonné Vol. III: Steel Sculptures 1960-1980. Cologne, 1981: 163, 243, no. 1167, repros.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 42, repro.

2013

  • Harris, Neil. Capital Culture: J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience. Chicago and London, 2013: 154, 259.

Inscriptions

on reverse of triangular piece at upper right side: Tony C / Jane W / Mark / Bill N. / Carlos / M / 78 [M 78 = March 1978]

Wikidata ID

Q63854529

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