{"product_id":"alexander-calder-birds-nest-litho-1968","title":"ALEXANDER CALDER \"BIRD'S NEST\" LITHO, 1968","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlexander Calder’s signature creation is the mobile. One of the most delightful examples of Modernist sculpture, Calder’s works are instantly recognizable in museums around the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCaviar20 has a particular interest in sculptors who are simultaneously active printmakers - along with Calder consider, \u003ca title=\"Richard Serra\" href=\"http:\/\/caviar20.com\/collections\/all\/products\/richard-serra-still-from-hand-catching-lead\"\u003eRichard Serra\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Kosso Eloul\" href=\"http:\/\/caviar20.com\/products\/koso-eloul-elusive-framed-lithograph-1971\"\u003eKosso Eloul,\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Louise Nevelson\" href=\"http:\/\/caviar20.com\/collections\/all\/products\/louise-nevelson-untitled-screen-print-1976\"\u003eLouise Nevelson\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCalder was a prolific and active print maker. His prints are known for his signature joyful palette and his flat geometric compositions. Occasionally he would flirt with figuration, using b\u003cspan\u003eold modernist shapes rendered in saturated primary colors. These creations \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eposses a voice that is distinctly Calder's, radiating with optimism and mystery. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Bird's Nest” is a paradigm of a Calder print. The artist strategically uses the color black to create \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eheavy outlines in his compositions, here indicating several circles, a yellow sun shape, and an orange foreground a hazy striped sky. The repetition of circles is something that Calder returned to frequently in his printmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalder's works can be found in numerous museum collections around the world including The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"Bird's Nest\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eColor lithograph, 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned \"Calder\" in pencil, lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbered \"57\/95\" in pencil, lower right \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29.5\"H  43.25\"W (work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander Calder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67722135437548,"sku":"10-26","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Alex-Calder_01.jpg?v=1791923183","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/alexander-calder-birds-nest-litho-1968","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}