Alexander Calder

Triumph
1974

A colorful abstract painting featuring bold lines and shapes that resemble pipes and clocks. The central theme appears to be time and mechanics, with two prominent clock faces and the word "TRIUMPH" displayed on a panel. The artwork is signed "Calder" and dated '74 in the bottom right corner.

A colorful abstract painting featuring bold lines and shapes that resemble pipes and clocks. The central theme appears to be time and mechanics, with two prominent clock faces and the word "TRIUMPH" displayed on a panel. The artwork is signed "Calder" and dated '74 in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1974

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Brush and ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 29 1/2 × 43 1/8in. (74.9 × 109.5 cm)

Accession number
74.63

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist in honor of John I. H. Baur

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

API
artworks/2133

Exhibitions

American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014

Alexander Calder
186 works in the collection

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