David Smith
War Spectre

War Spectre

© Estate of David Smith/ Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

War Spectre
War Spectre
ArtistAmerican, 1906–1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • War Spectre
Date1944
PlaceUnited States
MediumPainted steel
Dimensions14 1/2 × 22 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (36.8 × 36.8 × 57.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number78.58
Non exposé

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance(Sale, Christie's New York, May 23, 1978);
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase, May 23, 1978, 78.58.

Exhibition History"David Smith 1906-1965, A Retrospective Exhibition," Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, September 28–November 15, 1966; Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington D.C., January 7–February 26, 1967.

"A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 23, 1980–January 4, 1981.

"David Smith: The Formative Years, Sculpture and Drawings from the 30's and 40's," Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, January 16–March 1, 1981; Seattle Art Museum, March 19–May 10, 1981.

"A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882-1982," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14, 1983 January 31, 1984.

"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21, 1988–September 3, 1988.

"Texas Collects Willem de Kooning and His Contemporaries," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 19–May 21, 1995.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 3–May 5, 2013.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in steel inside calf of raised back leg: "David Smith 1944"

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