Alexander Calder

Firemen's Dinner for Brancusi
c. 1926

A vibrant expressionist painting depicting a chaotic scene in a bar with multiple figures. Two central figures are wrestling or dancing, one in a striped shirt and the other in gray, surrounded by onlookers in red shirts. Some patrons are seated at tables, while others are engaged in various animated interactions. The atmosphere is lively and tumultuous, with a sense of movement and noise suggested by the postures and expressions of the figures.

A vibrant expressionist painting depicting a chaotic scene in a bar with multiple figures. Two central figures are wrestling or dancing, one in a striped shirt and the other in gray, surrounded by onlookers in red shirts. Some patrons are seated at tables, while others are engaged in various animated interactions. The atmosphere is lively and tumultuous, with a sense of movement and noise suggested by the postures and expressions of the figures.

Not on view

Date
c. 1926

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on burlap

Dimensions
Overall: 36 × 42 1/8in. (91.4 × 107 cm)

Accession number
63.58

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

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

API
artworks/2815

Exhibitions

Alexander Calder:
The Paris Years, 1926–1933

Oct 16, 2008–Feb 15, 2009

Alexander Calder
186 works in the collection

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