Alexander Calder

b. Lawnton, PA, 1898 | d. New York, NY, 1976

Collection Artwork

    • Baby Flat Top
      Alexander Calder
      Baby Flat Top, 1946
      Calder 1946
      Baby Flat Top, 1946
      painted sheet metal and wire
      47 ½ x 76 x 48 inches (121 x 193 x 122 cm)
      © 2018 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Alexander Calder https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CALDa_GF_BabyFlat-1276x735.jpg Hanging from a tripedal floor stand, a large horizontal oval-shape have several delicate wire off-shoots, perfectly balanced.
    • La Demoiselle
      Alexander Calder
      La Demoiselle, 1939
      Calder 1939
      La Demoiselle, 1939
      painted sheet metal and wire
      58 ½ x 21 x 29 ½ inches (149 x 53 x 75 cm)
      © 2018 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Alexander Calder https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CALDa_GF_LaDemoiselle-e1532352881222-676x800.jpg Hanging from a tripedal floor stand, a series of graduated abstract forms (painted black, blue, yellow, red, and white) delicately balance on thin wires.
    • Untitled
      Alexander Calder
      Untitled, c. 1941
      Calder 1941
      Untitled, c. 1941
      glass, ceramic, spoon, buttons, wire, and string
      35 x 42 inches (89 x 107 cm)
      © 2018 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Alexander Calder https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CALDa_GF_Untitled_1941-e1532352840347-599x800.jpg Hanging from above, this mobile boasts 10 horizontal wires balancing 23 vertical wires ending in 12 shards of glass (in multiple colors) and a black spoon.