Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder (b. 1898, Pennsylvania, d. 1976, New York) is one of the most acclaimed and influential sculptors of the twentieth century. He is renowned for the invention of the mobile, a kinetic construction of suspended abstract elements that describe individual movements, moving and balancing in changing harmony. Calder also devoted himself to making outdoor sculpture on a grand scale from bolted sheets of steel, many of which stand in public plazas in cities throughout the world. Pace Gallery has represented the Calder Foundation since 1984.
Images
Alexander Calder, Sumac, 1961. Sheet metal, wire, and paint, 49-3/4" x 94" (126.4 cm x 238.8 cm).
Alexander Calder, Vertical Foliage, 1941. Sheet metal, wire, and paint, 53-1/2" x 66" (135.9 cm x 167.6 cm).
Alexander Calder, Black Disc with Flags, c. 1939. Sheet metal, wire, and paint, 72" x 92" x 24" (182.9 cm x 233.7 cm x 61 cm).
Alexander Calder, Glass Fish, 1955. Glass and wire, 23" x 42-1/2" (58.4 cm x 108 cm).
Alexander Calder, Crinkly with a Red Disc [maquette], c. 1973. Sheet metal, wire and paint, 34" x 26-1/2" x 15-1/2" (86.4 cm x 67.3 cm x 39.4 cm).
Alexander Calder, Lily of Force, 1945. Painted sheet metal and wire, 91-3/4" x 81" x 89" (233 cm x 205.7 cm x 226.1 cm).
Alexander Calder, The Great Yucca, 1941. Sheet metal, wire, lead, and paint, 8' 6" x 4' 2" x 2' (259.1 cm x 127 cm x 61 cm).
Alexander Calder, Vache (Cow), c. 1929. Wire, 7-3/4" x 14" x 2-1/2" (19.7 cm x 35.6 cm x 6.4 cm).
Alexander Calder, 3 Flèches Blanches. Sheet metal and paint, 16' 6" x 14' 1" x 9' 9" (502.9 cm x 429.3 cm x 297.2 cm).
Alexander Calder, Ordinary, 1969. Sheet metal, rod, bolts and paint, 19' x 19' 8" x 19' (579.1 cm x 599.4 cm x 579.1 cm).
Alexander Calder, Saurien, 1975. Steel plate, 18'4 x 16'8 x 16'8 (55.9 x 50.8 x 50.8 m).
Alexander Calder, Trois pics [intermediate maquette], 1967. Sheet metal, bolts and paint, 96" x 63" x 66-1/2" (243.8 cm x 160 cm x 168.9 cm).
Alexander Calder, Bracelet, c. 1945. Sterling silver, 3-5/8 x 2-3/4 x 2-3/4" (9.2 x 7 x 7 cm).
Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1967. Gouache and ink on paper, 29-1/2" x 43-1/4" (74.9 cm x 109.9 cm).
Alexander Calder, Cloud with Rays, 1962. Gouache and ink on paper, 29-1/4" x 41" (74.3 cm x 104.1 cm).