Alexander Calder

A Piece of My Workshop
1948

A colorful abstract painting featuring a variety of geometric and organic shapes interconnected by lines and wires. The shapes are in black, red, blue, and yellow, with some elements appearing to be suspended, creating a sense of movement within the composition. Shadows beneath some shapes suggest a three-dimensional quality on the flat surface.

A colorful abstract painting featuring a variety of geometric and organic shapes interconnected by lines and wires. The shapes are in black, red, blue, and yellow, with some elements appearing to be suspended, creating a sense of movement within the composition. Shadows beneath some shapes suggest a three-dimensional quality on the flat surface.

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Date
1948

Classification
Prints

Medium
Tempera on burlap

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 74 3/4 × 124in. (189.9 × 315 cm) Image: 73 7/8 × 123in. (187.6 × 312.4 cm)

Accession number
92.11

Edition
19/200

Publication
Published by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Paul J. Pesackis

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

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Alexander Calder
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