{"product_id":"alexander-calder-octopus-1975","title":"ALEXANDER CALDER \"OCTOPUS\" 1975","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 as printmakers - along with Alexander Calder, \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 are prime examples.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike most sculptors who embraced printmaking as a parallel practice, Calder brought the same sense of balance, rhythm, and spontaneity to works on paper. A prolific printmaker, he developed a visual language distinguished by bold contours, saturated primary colours, and deceptively simple forms that convey remarkable energy and grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Octopus\"\u003cspan\u003e exemplifies this approach. Sweeping black lines intertwine with a vivid red organic form suggestive of curling tentacles, while a small blue oval provides a subtle point of balance. Hovering between abstraction and figuration, the composition captures Calder’s fascination with movement, nature, and the expressive potential of simple forms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis lithograph was published in a suite of ten other works, for the 25th Anniversary of the National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee.  Radiating with optimism and energy, \"Octopus\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a compelling example of Calder's printmaking practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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\"Octopus\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003efrom Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio, a suite of ten lithographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eColor lithograph, 1975-76\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned \"Calder\" in pencil, lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbered \"111\/175\" in pencil, lower left and centre \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted at Atelier Mourlot, Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Alba Editions, Inc., New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30\"H  22\"W (work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37\"H 29.25\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander Calder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47764944716012,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Alexander-Calder-Octopus_01.jpg?v=1781888592","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/alexander-calder-octopus-1975","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}