Artist
David Smith (American, 1906–1965)American, 1906–1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Circle and Parts on a Central Column
Date1959
PlaceUnited States
MediumSpray enamel and oil on canvas
Dimensions98 1/4 × 48 3/4 in. (249.6 × 123.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Long Endowment for American Art
Object number96.764
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryFrench & Co., New York, 1959
Anthony D'Offay Gallery, London, 1987
"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001.
"Color Field: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 28–August 4, 2002.
"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: A stamp in red ink, verso: "49" and "C-34". A label stapled to frame verso: "Sotheby's 127 New York". A white sticker, verso: "#6844 x 127". A black label, verso: "75-59-51".
The painting is signed and dated in pencil, lower right of the canvas: "David Smith 1959" and verso on canvas frame, in black ink: "David Smith Title Circles and Parts on Central Column 48 3/4 x 98 1/4"
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