Alexander Calder

Seven-Legged Beast
1957

A large, black abstract metal sculpture with dynamic, angular shapes and pointed extensions, displayed on a flat gray floor against a white background.

A large, black abstract metal sculpture with dynamic, angular shapes and pointed extensions, displayed on a flat gray floor against a white background.

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Date
1957

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted steel

Dimensions
Overall: 84 × 84 × 48in. (213.4 × 213.4 × 121.9 cm)

Accession number
83.45a-f

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Louisa Calder

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

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Alexander Calder
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