Alexander Calder

Horse
c. 1929

A minimalist wire sculpture of a horse mounted on a wooden base. The horse is depicted in a simplified outline form with curves representing its body and straight lines for its legs. The sculpture captures the essence of the horse's shape with a few elegant lines and bends in the wire.

A minimalist wire sculpture of a horse mounted on a wooden base. The horse is depicted in a simplified outline form with curves representing its body and straight lines for its legs. The sculpture captures the essence of the horse's shape with a few elegant lines and bends in the wire.

Not on view

Date
c. 1929

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wire on wood base

Dimensions
Overall: 18 3/16 × 28 3/4 × 11 3/4in. (46.2 × 73 × 29.8 cm)

Accession number
80.49

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Al Hirschfeld

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

API
artworks/2758

Exhibitions

Alexander Calder:
The Paris Years, 1926–1933

Oct 16, 2008–Feb 15, 2009
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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