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     Nicolas Schöffer III (FRA)        Alexander Calder II (USA)  




    Alexander Calder Sculpture I    

American Sculptor and
painter, born 1898,
Philadelphia, working
in Paris and Connecticut,
died in New York, 1976
Pioneer of mobile-objects
& wire sculptures, Alexander
Calder's Huge sculptures



- "Alexander Calder" -
Alexander Calder, photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1966.
- Image Copyright © Karsh/Woodfin Camp and Associates
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Karsh/Woodfin Camp and Associates - Alexander Calder )

               'Alexander Calder'
    photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1966



Calder, Alexander - "Untitled" - (1933)
Drawing of an extraterrestrial landscape competes with
actual planetary photographs now available to us
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. SFGATE.com/ - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'Untitled' -  (1933)
    Drawing of an extraterrestrial landscape...



Calder, Alexander - "Black Frame" - (1934)
At the SFMOMA show also suggests Calder's cosmic
vision - Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. SFGATE.com/ - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'Black Frame' -  (1934)
    image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder   



Calder, Alexander - "Wooden Bottle With
Hairs"
- (1943) - A a bristling biomorph
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. SFGATE.com/ - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'Wooden Bottle 
    With Hairs' -  (1943) - A a bristling biomorph  



Calder, Alexander - "La pesanteur et la grâce" - (?)
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/ - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'La pesanteur et la grâce'
     -  (?) - © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder  



Calder, Alexander - "Vertical Constellation With
Yellow Bone"
- (1943) - Wood, paint, and wire
22 5/8 x 28 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (57.4 x 72.5 x 65.0 cm.)
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972 (72.55 ) - Image
Copyright © Hirshhorm - Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Hirshhorm - Museum and Sculpture Garden - Alexander Calder )

   Alexander Calder   -   'Vertical Constellation With   
    Yellow Bone' - (1943) - Wood, paint, and wire
     Hirshhorm - Museum and Sculpture Garden   



Calder, Alexander - "Romulus and Remus" - (1928)
Wire and wood, 30 1/2 x 124 1/2 x 26 inches.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 65.1738.a-.c.
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Guggenheim Museum, New York City - Alexander Calder )

   Alexander Calder   -   'Romulus and Remus' -  (1928)   
         Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 65.1738.a-.c.   



Calder, Alexander - "Mobile (Mobile)" - (1941)
Painted aluminum, approximately 84 1/4 inches high.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection. 76.2553 PG 137.
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Guggenheim Museum, New York City - Alexander Calder )

   Alexander Calder   -   'Mobile (Mobile)' -  (1941)   
       Guggenheim Museum, New York City, USA   



Calder, Alexander - "Caracas" - (1955)
Painted steel, 40 x 70 in. (101.6 x 177.8 cm.)
Purchase, 1979.007 - Image Copyright
© 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Oklaoma City Museum of Art - Alexander Calder )

   Alexander Calder   -   'Caracas' -  (1955)   
       Oklaoma City Museum of Art, USA   



Calder, Alexander - "Red Polygon" - (1961)
Alexander Calder's Mobile - metal/mobile (999)
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje - Alexander Calder )

   Alexander Calder   -   'Red Polygon' -  (1961)   
       Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje    



Calder, Alexander - "S-Shaped Vine" - (1946)
sheet metal, wire, and paint 98 1/2 x 69 in.
The Eli & Edythe L. Broad Collection
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Alexander Calder Artist, Mathematician,
Engineer - Alexander Calder
)

   Alexander Calder   -   'S-Shaped Vine' -  (1946)   
           The Eli & Edythe L. Broad Collection   



Calder, Alexander - "Jacaranda" - (1949)
sheet metal, wire, and paint 131 7/8 x 175 in.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Alexander Calder Artist, Mathematician,
Engineer - Alexander Calder
)

   Alexander Calder   -   'Jacaranda' -  (1949)   
         National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa   



Calder, Alexander - "Four Leaves and Three Petals" -
(c. 1939) - sheet metal, wire, and paint 80 11/16
x 68 1/2 x 53 1/8 in. - Musée National d'Art
Moderne / Centre de Création Industrielle,
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1983
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Alexander Calder Artist, Mathematician,
Engineer - Alexander Calder
)

           Alexander Calder   -   'Four Leaves and
        Three Petals' -  (c. 1939)    Musée National
    d'Art Moderne / Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris   



Calder, Alexander - "Little Tinkle" - (1948)
sheet metal, wire, and paint 38 x 50 in. Private Collection
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Alexander Calder Artist, Mathematician,
Engineer - Alexander Calder
)

   Alexander Calder   -   'Little Tinkle' -  (1948)   
       sheet metal, wire, and paint 38 x 50 in.   



Calder, Alexander - "Mobile" - (?)
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Alexander Calder The sculptor who made sculpture
move - Alexander Calder
)

     Alexander Calder   -   'Mobile' -  (?)   
     © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder   



Calder, Alexander - Mobile - (?)
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Alexander Calder The sculptor who made sculpture move - Alexander Calder )

     Alexander Calder   -   'Mobile' -  (?)   
     © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder   



Calder, Alexander - "Red Mobile" - (1956)
Painted sheet metal and metal rods. Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts - Photo by Montrealais.
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Wikipedia, The free encyclopedia - Alexander Calder )

     Alexander Calder   -   'Red Mobile' -  (1956)   
         Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada   



Calder, Alexander - "Night and Day" - (1964)
painted steel 73.5 (h) x 330.0 (w) x 330.0 (d) cm
not signed, not dated Purchased 1978 NGA 1978.1230
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. National gallery of Australia - Alexander Calder )

         Alexander Calder   -   'Night and Day' -  (1964)   
    Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder   



Calder, Alexander - "Untitled" - (1976)
Alexander Calder Mobile, at the National
Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the
Collectors Committee 1977.76.1 - Photo Credit: George
Alexander - Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. About - Picture of the week - Alexander Calder )

         Alexander Calder   -   'Untitled' -  (1976)   
    The National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA   



Calder, Alexander - "The Star" - (1960)
Polychrome sheet metal and steel wirel
35 3/4 x 53 3/4 x 17 5/8” - Bequest of George
and Susan Proskauer 1992.17.55 - Image
Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. University of Kentucky Art Museum - Alexander Calder )

    Alexander Calder   -   'The Star' -  (1960)   
      Polychrome sheet metal and steel wirel   



Calder, Alexander - "Untitled Mobile" - (1969)
Painted sheet metal 33 1/2 x 98 3/4 inches
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Weinstein Gallery - Alexander Calder Mobiles - Alexander Calder )

    Alexander Calder   -   'Untitled Mobile' -  (1969)   
       Painted sheet metal 33 1/2 x 98 3/4 inches    



Calder, Alexander - "Extra Long Crinky Tail" - (1970)
Standing Mobile - Painted metal 32 x 37 x 32 inches
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Weinstein Gallery - Alexander Calder Mobiles - Alexander Calder )

    Alexander Calder   -   'Extra Long Crinky Tail' -  (1970)   
       Standing Mobile - Painted metal 32 x 37 x 32 inches    



Calder, Alexander - "Happy as Larry" - (1950)
Painted sheet metal & rod 45 3/4 x 41 3/4 inches
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Weinstein Gallery - Alexander Calder Mobiles - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'Happy as Larry' -  (1950)   
     Painted sheet metal & rod 45 3/4 x 41 3/4 inches    



Calder, Alexander - "The Great Washers" - (1968)
Standing Mobile - Painted metal 88 x 102 x 47 1/2
inches - Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Weinstein Gallery - Alexander Calder Mobiles - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'The Great Washers' -  (1968)   
    Standing Mobile - Painted metal 88 x 102 x 47 1/2  inches



Calder, Alexander - "Yellow Among Reds" - (1964)
Signed (CA) and dated on the large red disk
Painted aluminum disks and iron alloy rods
39 x 110 x 125 in. (99.1 x 279.4 x 317.5 cm)
(H x W x D) - Mrs. F. F. Prentiss Fund and
Roush Fund for Contemporary Art, 1966 1966.29
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Allen Memorial Art Museum - Alexander Calder )

  Alexander Calder   -   'Yellow Among Reds' -  (1964)   
          Painted aluminum disks and iron alloy rods   



Calder, Alexander - "?" - (?)
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Arts Facts.net - Gagosian Gallery - Alexander Calder )

          Alexander Calder   -   '?' -  (?)   
       © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder   



Calder, Alexander - "?" - (?)
Calder mobile moved to spot on Science Center BY JESSICA
HAMILTON - Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Phoenix News - Calder mobile
moved to spot on Science Center
field - Alexander Calder
)

          Alexander Calder   -   '?' -  (?)   
       © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder   



Calder, Alexander - "Mobile" - (c. 1936)
Acrylic, wood, and metal 103 x 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in.
- Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Collection Cisneros.org - Alexander Calder )

          Alexander Calder   -   'Mobile' -  (c. 1936)   
     Acrylic, wood, and metal 103 x 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in.   



Calder, Alexander - "Performing Seal" - (1950)
Painted sheet metal and steel wire - Image
Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Museum of Contemporary Art,
Chicago - Alexander Calder
)

   Alexander Calder   -   'Performing Seal' -  (1950)   
              Painted sheet metal and steel wire    



Calder, Alexander - "36 años Pez de Acero" - (1934)
Material: Metal, cable, plomo y pintura. Medidas:
292 x 348 x 304 cm. Museo: Colección privada
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. EPDLP.com - Alexander Calder )

   Alexander Calder   -   '36 años Pez de Acero' -  (1934)   
      Material: Metal, cable, plomo y pintura. Medidas    



Calder, Alexander - "Red Lily" - (1947)
Painted sheet metal and wire - 50 3/4 x 77 1/4
x 51 in. (variable) (129.0 x 196.2 x 129.5 cm.)
The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981 (86.746 )
Currently On View at the Hirshhorn - Image
Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Collection Search Result -
Hirshhorm.si.edu/ - Alexander Calder
)

              Alexander Calder   -   'Red Lily' -  (1947)   
    Painted sheet metal and wire - 50 3/4 x 77 1/4 x 51 in  



Calder, Alexander - "Stainless Stealer" -
(1966) - Stainless steel and aluminum 120 x 180
x 180 in. (304.8 x 457.2 x 457.2 cm.) Gift of
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972 (72.51 ) - Image
Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Collection Search Result -
Hirshhorm.si.edu/ - Alexander Calder
)

  Alexander Calder   -   'Stainless Stealer' -  (1966)   
       Collection Search Result - Hirshhorm.si.edu/  



Calder, Alexander - "Stainless Stealer" - (Maquette), (1966)
Painted sheet steel and wire - 28 1/8 x 20 1/8 in.
(71.6 x 51.0 cm.) variable, measured flat
The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981 (86.741 )
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Collection Search Result -
Hirshhorm.si.edu/ - Alexander Calder
)

  Alexander Calder   -   'Stainless Stealer' -  (1966)   
       Collection Search Result - Hirshhorm.si.edu/  



Calder, Alexander - "Carroi" - (?)
78.75 x 51.75 x 29 Inches Painted wire and sheet metal
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder )

         Alexander Calder   -   'Carroi' -  (?)   
    Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder  



Calder, Alexander - "Enseign de Lunettes" - (?)
38 x 54 x 10 Inches Painted wire and sheet metal
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder )

   Alexander Calder   -   'Enseign de Lunettes' -  (?)   
        Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder  



Calder, Alexander - "Insects" - (?)
9 x 13 x 17 Inches Painted wire and sheet metal
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'Insects' -  (?)   
     Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder  



Calder, Alexander - "Untitled" - (1963)
15.5 x 18 x 14.75 Inches Painted steel kinetic sculpture
Image Copyright © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder )

      Alexander Calder   -   'Untitled' -  (1963)   
     Elins Eagles Smith Gallery - Alexander Calder  



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