Alexander Calder

Illustration

1974

Two seated sketched figures raise their arms in expressive, playful gestures.
Two seated sketched figures raise their arms in expressive, playful gestures.

Recto

Not on view

Date
1974

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching with letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 25 15/16 in. (50.2 × 65.9 cm) Plate: 13 11/16 × 18 3/4 in. (34.8 × 47.6 cm)

Accession number
91.35.5

Edition
170/175

Publication
Printed by Atelier Arte; published by Editions de L'Herne

Credit line
Gift of Raymond J. Learsy and Gabriella De Ferrari in honor of Brendan Gill

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

API
artworks/7557

Part of a series:
Santa Claus
9 works

A simple line drawing of a standing naked figure with large teeth and one arm raised.
A simple line drawing of a smiling figure standing between a bag and a deer.
A child flies a kite while a large figure, a kangaroo, and a small humanoid stand nearby.
A simple line drawing of a skeletal figure with a large head and bared teeth.
Two seated sketched figures raise their arms in expressive, playful gestures.
Seven thin, sketchy figures stand together, some holding a cane and a sword.
Three simplified, expressive human figures and a floating head drawn in thin black lines.
A simple line drawing shows a horned devil creature reaching toward a floating smiling face mask.
Five loosely drawn, ghostlike figures with exaggerated faces gathered together on a blank background.

Alexander Calder
185 works in the collection, 46 exhibitions

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