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Classic Figure III
Classic Figure III

Classic Figure III

Artist David Smith American, 1906–1965
Date1945
MediumBronze, mounted on wood base
Dimensions13 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 4 in. (34 x 17.1 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of W. R. Valentiner
Object numberG.65.10.60
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceThe artist; Willard Gallery, New York, N. Y.; [sold or given] to William R. Valentiner, 1946?; bequeathed to NCMA, 1958; received 1965.
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