Alexander Calder

The Handstand with Chair

1931

Two people perform an acrobatic balancing act, one standing and holding the other above their head. A chair sits nearby.
Two people perform an acrobatic balancing act, one standing and holding the other above their head. A chair sits nearby.

Alexander Calder, The Handstand with Chair, 1931. Pen and ink on paper, sheet (Irregular): 22 7/8 × 30 13/16 in. (58.1 × 78.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard and Jean Lipman 81.23.1. © Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1931

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 22 7/8 × 30 13/16 in. (58.1 × 78.3 cm)

Accession number
81.23.1

Credit line
Gift of Howard and Jean Lipman

Rights and reproductions
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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