Black Lily (Spiral Construction)

Date
Artist
Antoine Pevsner, French, b. Orel, Russia, 1886–1962
Provenance
The artist, Paris, to 1958
Harold Diamond, New York, 1958-29 January 1959
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 29 January 1959-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
[DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS. "Sculpture in Our Time: Collected by Joseph H. Hirshhorn," 5 May-23 August 1959, no. 186. TOUR: MILWAUKEE ART CENTER, 10 September-11 October 1959; WALKER ART CENTER, Minneapolis, 25 October-6 December 1959; WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON GALLERY OF ART, Kansas City, Missouri, 20 December-31 January 1960; THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston, 1-27 March 1960; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY, SCIENCE AND ART, 11 April-15 May 1960; M. H. DE YOUNG MEMORIAL MUSEUM, San Francisco, 29 May-10 July 1960; COLORADO SPRINGS FINE ARTS CENTER, 24 July-4 September 1960; ART GALLERY OF TORONTO, 30 September-31 October 1960]
[SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 362, ill. p. 95]
HOPKINS CENTER ART GALLERIES, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, New Hampshire. "Sculpture in Our Century: Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 25 May-9 July 1967, no. 42
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, fig. 465, p. 331, p. 733
Published References
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 733, fig. 465, p. 331
HYAMS, BARRY. Hirshhorn: Medici from Brooklyn (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979), p. 116
See more items in
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.4011
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
20 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. (52.6 x 41.7 x 40.3 cm)