Alexander Calder

Tendril

1961

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
brush and black ink with red watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 75.8 × 55.7 cm (29 13/16 × 21 15/16 in.)
Collection no.
2023.31.1
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Tendril — Alexander Calder. 1961.

Medium: brush and black ink with red watercolor on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 75.8 × 55.7 cm (29 13/16 × 21 15/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2023.31.1. Gift of Richard and Elaine Kaufman.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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