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Artist: Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Title: "Flying Colors '76 (Stars and Stripes)"
Portfolio: Flying Colors
*Issued unsigned, though signed by Calder in the plate (printed signature) lower right
Year: 1976
Medium: Original Lithograph on unbranded white wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,000, (there was also a signed and numbered edition of 100 on larger Arches paper)
Printer: possibly Atelier Fernand Mourlot, Paris, France
Publisher: possibly Atelier Fernand Mourlot, Paris, France for Braniff International Airlines, Dallas, TX
Framing: Recently framed in a white maple wood moulding
Framed size: 12.25" x 15.25"
Sheet size: 11.07" x 14"
Condition: Faint crease down center of sheet. Light undulation to far left side. In otherwise very good condition with strong colors and clean paper
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - South Kingstown, RI; private collection - life-long Braniff Airways travel agent who acquired it directly from their employer/the publisher Braniff International Airlines, Dallas, TX. Printed in two colors: red and blue. Comes from Calder's 1974-1976 "The Flying Colors Collection" of various works. The image featured on this print is a design representing the stars and stripes of the Nation's flag which Calder hand-painted on the cover of a Braniff Airways plane's right-side engine. In conclusion to Alexander Calder and Braniff International Airline's collaborative marketing campaign in conjunction with the American bicentennial, these prints were gifted amongst the Braniff International Airline employees in 1976. Comes with its original cover sleeves with text information as issued on verso.
Biography:
Alexander Calder was born on July 22, 1898 in Lawnton, Pa. He attended the Art Students League, where he was influenced by artists of the Ash Can school. In 1926 he moved to Paris and developed his miniature circus. He is best known as the inventor of the mobile. His art was recognized with many large-scale exhibitions. He died in 1976.
- Creator:Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976, American)
- Creation Year:1976
- Dimensions:Height: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)Width: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)
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- Condition:(Very Good).
- Gallery Location:Saint Augustine, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU121214363422
Alexander Calder
The American sculptor Alexander Calder is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling.
Because Calder's parents, both artists themselves, did not want him to suffer the hardships of trying to make a living in art, they encouraged the young Calder to study mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He worked a number of jobs, including as a hydraulic engineer and draftsman for the New York Edison Company, before deciding to pursue an artistic career. He never abandoned his engineering background, however, applying his understanding of gears and moving parts in all his artworks, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract sculptures, called stabiles.
In 1926, Calder moved to Paris and established a studio in the Montparnasse quarter. He began creating the many parts of his famous miniature circus from found materials, such as wire, string, cloth, rubber and cork. Designed to be transportable, Cirque grew to fill five suitcases over the years. Always interested in putting forms in motion, Calder also pioneered a new art form called wire sculptures, which he described as “drawings in space.” Like his famous mobiles, the wire sculptures were suspended so that they turned with any movement of the air, presenting different forms when viewed from different angles.
In the 1950s, Calder returned to his roots in mechanical engineering, creating monumental abstract sculptures that verged on the architectural. He worked from loose gestural drawings like this preparatory sketch for his Man Stabile, from 1966. Throughout his career, he also worked as a set designer for the theater, as well as an illustrator and printmaker, producing vibrant, whimsical drawings for books and journals.
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