Alexander Calder

Little Ball with Counterweight
c. 1931

A minimalist modern sculpture displayed in a gallery setting, featuring geometric shapes and lines. The sculpture has a thin, vertical wire structure with a red sphere at the top, a white sphere midway, and a black sphere near the bottom, all connected by wires. The base is a wireframe pyramid resting on a white pedestal against a plain background.

A minimalist modern sculpture displayed in a gallery setting, featuring geometric shapes and lines. The sculpture has a thin, vertical wire structure with a red sphere at the top, a white sphere midway, and a black sphere near the bottom, all connected by wires. The base is a wireframe pyramid resting on a white pedestal against a plain background.

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Date
c. 1931

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted sheet metal, wire, and wood

Dimensions
Overall: 63 3/4 × 18 1/4 × 18in. (161.9 × 46.4 × 45.7 cm)

Accession number
P.79.90

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised 50th Anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. and Ruth P. Horwich

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

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Alexander Calder
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