- Design Credit: Kacy Ellis, Photo Credit: Wynn Myers. Dimensions: H 14.97 in. x W 11.03 in.
- Design Credit: Jeremiah Brent Design, Photo Credit: Nicole Franzen. Dimensions: H 14.97 in. x W 11.03 in.
- Design Credit: Sarah Shetter, Photo Credit: Boris Breuer. Dimensions: H 14.97 in. x W 11.03 in.
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Alexander CalderAlexander Calder - Lithograph - Behind the Mirror1976
1976

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- CreatorAlexander Calder (1898 - 1976, American)
- Creation Year1976
- DimensionsHeight: 14.97 in. (38 cm)Width: 11.03 in. (28 cm)Depth: 0.04 in. (1 mm)
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- Gallery LocationCollonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU16127004822
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About the Artist
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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- By Alexander CalderLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHAlexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 2 Original lithographs on the same paper (recto/verso...Category
1970s Modern Portrait Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- By Alexander CalderLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHAlexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror Original lithographs produced in 1976 Dimensions: 38...Category
1970s Modern Portrait Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- By Alexander CalderLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHAlexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Dimensions: 38...Category
1970s Modern Portrait Prints
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- By Alexander CalderLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHAlexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensi...Category
1970s Modern Portrait Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- By Alexander CalderLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHAlexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensi...Category
1970s Modern Portrait Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- By Alexander CalderLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHAlexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensi...Category
1970s Modern Portrait Prints
MaterialsLithograph
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