Alexander Calder

The Cock's Comb
1960

A large, abstract metal sculpture with curving shapes and sharp edges stands on a paved area, with a concrete wall and greenery in the background.

A large, abstract metal sculpture with curving shapes and sharp edges stands on a paved area, with a concrete wall and greenery in the background.

Not on view

Date
1960

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted steel plate

Dimensions
Overall: 119 1/4 × 135 5/8 × 80 1/2in. (302.9 × 344.5 × 204.5 cm)

Accession number
62.18a-e

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art

Rights and reproductions
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/2763

Exhibitions

American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014

Alexander Calder
186 works in the collection

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