Alexander Calder

Fêtes
1971

A modern abstract artwork featuring a bold blue background with a large red circle at the top right, a smaller black circle near the top left, and a white circle at the bottom left. A black curved shape resembling a comma or apostrophe is located at the bottom right, partially overlapping the white circle. The piece is mounted on a white border.
A modern abstract artwork featuring a bold blue background with a large red circle at the top right, a smaller black circle near the top left, and a white circle at the bottom left. A black curved shape resembling a comma or apostrophe is located at the bottom right, partially overlapping the white circle. The piece is mounted on a white border.

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Date
1971

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint and letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 7/8 × 26 5/8in. (45.4 × 67.6 cm) Plate: 12 3/4 × 9 1/8in. (32.4 × 23.2 cm)

Accession number
74.123.6

Edition
41/200

Publication
Printed by Adrien Maeght; published by Maeght Editeur

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

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

API
artworks/3679

Part of a series:
Fêtes
8 works

Four stylized balloons with red letters that spell "PEST" against a light background, each balloon with a blue shadow effect, connected by thin lines suggesting strings.
A vibrant abstract print featuring geometric shapes in red, blue, and black on a bright yellow background with a bold black arrow pointing downward.
A modern abstract artwork featuring a bold blue background with a large red circle at the top right, a smaller black circle near the top left, and a white circle at the bottom left. A black curved shape resembling a comma or apostrophe is located at the bottom right, partially overlapping the white circle. The piece is mounted on a white border.
A vibrant abstract artwork featuring a bold red background with a yellow star in the upper left corner and a black spiral shape centered towards the bottom right. The piece is bordered by an off-white margin.
A graphic artwork featuring a bold black abstract shape on a vibrant green background, centered on a white canvas. The shape resembles a stylized profile or a fluid, organic form.
A graphic print featuring a bright red starburst shape centered on a vivid blue background, with two undulating black shapes beneath it, all on a white paper canvas.
A graphic print featuring a bold black 'S' shape in the center of a bright yellow square background, with a red arrowhead pointing towards the upper left corner of the 'S'. The print has a white border and is on a textured paper.
A vibrant abstract artwork featuring geometric shapes: two yellow triangles, three black circles, and three red triangles against a bold blue rectangular background, all on a white paper canvas with rough edges.

Alexander Calder
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