Alexander Calder

Handstand on the Table

1931

Two people perform acrobatics on a table while a dog runs nearby; a chair and barbell are off to the side.
Two people perform acrobatics on a table while a dog runs nearby; a chair and barbell are off to the side.

Alexander Calder, Handstand on the Table, 1931. Pen and ink on paper, sheet (Irregular): 22 3/4 × 30 7/8 in. (57.8 × 78.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Philip and Lynn Straus 85.50. © Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1931

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 22 3/4 × 30 7/8 in. (57.8 × 78.4 cm)

Accession number
85.50

Credit line
Gift of Philip and Lynn Straus

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

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