
Alexander Calder
Arc of Petals
1941
On view
Alexander Calder
1974
Alexander Calder’s paintings are less known than his sculptures. The sun and moon are characteristic motifs of his mobiles. There is a sculptural quality to the passage of the broad red band through the meandering black ‘river’—presumably the grand passage of the title. Le Grand passage was also the French title of a celebrated movie by King Vidor, Northwest Passage (1940).
Artist | Alexander Calder |
Date | 1974 |
Medium | Tempera and India ink on paper |
Dimensions | 58 x 78 cm |
Credit line | Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York) |
Accession | 76.2553 PG 139a |
Collection | Peggy Guggenheim Collection |
Type | Work on paper |
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Alexander Calder
1941
On view
Alexander Calder
ca. 1938
On view
Alexander Calder
1960
Alexander Calder
1966