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SculptureRussian20th century

Construction in Space with Balance on Two Points

c. 1925-1926

Artists

Naum GaboArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Cellulose acetate and polymethyl methacrylate (plexiglas)

Culture

Russian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

25.6 x 34.9 x 16.5 cm (10 1/16 x 13 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.) with base: 27.1 x 34.9 x 16.5 cm (10 11/16 x 13 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

The artist, gift; to Alexander Dorner, Providence, RI, 1938. Lydia Dorner, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1958.

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