Untitled
Alexander Calder
American, 1898–1976
1946
A 1946 lithograph by Alexander Calder that arranges bold, playful black signs—spirals, dots, a sunburst and sinuous lines—into a lively, rhythmical composition meant to suggest movement and whimsy.
You’re struck by the confident, brushlike black marks on white paper—thick meanders and tight spirals sitting like musical notes, their varied weights and simple shapes creating an immediate sense of motion and hand‑made gesture.
Bringing the same sense of balance, rhythm, and kinetic thinking from his famous mobiles into print, Calder helped show how abstract, sculptural ideas could be distilled into economical, pictorial signs on the page.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
composition: 10 x 12" (25.4 x 30.5 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 15 3/4" (50 x 40 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the artist
Accession
1031.1969
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