Alexander Calder

Woman
c. 1926

A wooden sculpture of a standing female figure viewed from the side, with a pronounced curvature of the back and detailed carving suggesting muscular form. The figure's head is turned slightly, with hair draped over the shoulder, and the sculpture is displayed on a white pedestal against a light background.

A wooden sculpture of a standing female figure viewed from the side, with a pronounced curvature of the back and detailed carving suggesting muscular form. The figure's head is turned slightly, with hair draped over the shoulder, and the sculpture is displayed on a white pedestal against a light background.

Not on view

Date
c. 1926

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wood

Dimensions
Overall: 23 3/8 × 7 13/16 × 6 1/2in. (59.4 × 19.8 × 16.5 cm)

Accession number
75.27

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard and Jean Lipman

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

API
artworks/2165

Exhibitions

Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century

Feb 25, 2000–May 20, 2006

Alexander Calder
186 works in the collection

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