Alexander Calder

The Mermaid
c. 1945

A whimsical illustration featuring a central figure of a nude woman with flowing hair, her arms raised, surrounded by playful, anthropomorphic creatures resembling a cross between dogs and seals, all set against a backdrop of water and a pale sky on aged paper. The creatures appear to be frolicking in the water around her. The artwork is signed "Caldwell" at the bottom right.

A whimsical illustration featuring a central figure of a nude woman with flowing hair, her arms raised, surrounded by playful, anthropomorphic creatures resembling a cross between dogs and seals, all set against a backdrop of water and a pale sky on aged paper. The creatures appear to be frolicking in the water around her. The artwork is signed "Caldwell" at the bottom right.

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Date
c. 1945

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 × 23 13/16in. (48.3 × 60.5 cm)

Accession number
57.49

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Edith and Milton Lowenthal

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

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Alexander Calder
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