Alexander Calder

Composition

1953

A vibrant abstract painting featuring a blend of bold colors and shapes. The background transitions from a warm yellow at the top to a fiery red and then to a cool blue at the bottom. Various circular forms in orange, green, and black float across the canvas, some with spiral patterns, while black brushstrokes create plant-like silhouettes with feathery fronds. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

A vibrant abstract painting featuring a blend of bold colors and shapes. The background transitions from a warm yellow at the top to a fiery red and then to a cool blue at the bottom. Various circular forms in orange, green, and black float across the canvas, some with spiral patterns, while black brushstrokes create plant-like silhouettes with feathery fronds. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

Not on view

Date
1953

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor and brush and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 29 × 42 1/4in. (73.7 × 107.3 cm)

Accession number
61.15

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Milton Weill

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

API
artworks/2792

Exhibitions

American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014

Alexander Calder
187 works in the collection, 35 exhibitions

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