Alexander Calder Color Lithographs for "Derrière le Miroir"

Item Details

Designed by Alexander Calder (American; 1898 – 1976)
Untitled, 1976
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Derrière le Miroir, no. 221
Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris

Alexander Calder (American; 1898 – 1976)
Untitled (abstract figures), 1975
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Derrière le Miroir, no. 212
Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris

Alexander Calder was an innovator in Modern art by creating a method of sculpting and wire bending to create “drawings in space.” Calder was an artist who resonated with the Futurists and Constructivists, as well as building blocks of early non objective painting. Calder’s work is represented in the collections of numerous distinguished institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago; Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; the National Gallery, Washington, D. C.; Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona; and Tate Gallery, London.

Condition

- minor creasing and spot of discoloration to upper region of “faces” print; visible discoloration to “abstract figures” print from foxing and accretions.

Dimensions

- measures of both prints.

Item #

ITMG446172