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Köpfe und Schwanz (Têtes et Queue)

Heads and Tail

Alexander Calder
1965

Berlin / Köpfe und Schwanz (Têtes et Queue)

Description

Steel sculpture, resting on the base with seven feet, seven peaks rise up, one of which, the highest peak, is crowned as a 'tail' by a horizontal, almost round plate. All other tips (the 'heads') have smaller round plates standing vertically.

Inscription(s)

Alexander Calder
1898 Lawnton (Pennsylvania) - 1975 New York
Têtes et Queue
Köpfe und Schwanz / Heads and Tail
1965

Stahl / Steel
Schenkung der / Donation of the
Axel Springer Stiftung

Sculptor

Alexander Calder (Lawnton Pennsylvania, 1898 - New York 1976), American sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bildhauerei in Berlin, Karte.

Locatie (N 52°30'24" - E 13°22'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe191; Photograph: 2 September 2022
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