Alexander Calder

Illustration

1974

Five loosely drawn, ghostlike figures with exaggerated faces gathered together on a blank background.
Five loosely drawn, ghostlike figures with exaggerated faces gathered together on a blank background.

Recto

Not on view

Date
1974

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching with letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 26 in. (50.2 × 66 cm) Plate: 13 11/16 × 18 13/16 in. (34.8 × 47.8 cm)

Accession number
91.35.9

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/7562

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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