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Gravitation (Gravitazione)
Gravitation (Gravitazione)

Gravitation (Gravitazione)

Date1932
Maker Kurt Seligmann Swiss, 1900-1962
Object number56.35
Exhibition HistoryAndover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, European Artists Teaching In America, (S.E.5.41.d), 1941. Kunsthalle Basel, no. 1930 New York, New York, Nierendorf Gallery, S. 834 Venice, Italy, XXIV, Biennale Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia, over no. 409, 1948. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Contemporary Trends in International Art, Apr. 7 - May 1, 1955. Santa Barbara, California, Art Gallery, University of California, Surrealism: A State of Mind 1924 - 1965, 1966. Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, The Seattle Art Museum Lends, Mar. 13 - Apr. 11, 1976. No cat. no.Published ReferencesAddison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts, "European Artists Teaching In America", 1941, pp. 44 - 47 (33) "XXIV, Biennale Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia", Venice, Italy, (Peggy Guggenheim Collection, section no. 121) 409, 1948 Callahan, Kenneth. "Loans, Gifts Make Handsome Exhibition," in The Seattle Times, Sunday, April 10, 1955 The Art Quarterly, Autumn 1956, p. 311 Art Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara, "Surrealism: A State of Mind 1924-1965", cat., 1966, no. 29, ill. "The Seattle Art Museum Lends" exhibition catalogue. Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Art Gallery, 1976
Credit LineGift of Signora Peggy Guggenheim
Dimensions45 1/2 x 34 7/8 in. (115.57 x 88.58 cm) Overall h.: 46 1/2 in. Overall w.: 35 3/4 in.
MediumOil on board
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