Alexander Calder
ALEXANDER CALDER "TANK TRAPS I" LITHO, 1973
Alexander 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.Â
Caviar20 has a particular interest in sculptors who are simultaneously active as printmakers - along with Alexander Calder, Richard Serra, Kosso Eloul, and Louise Nevelson are prime examples.
Calder was a prolific and active print maker. His prints are instantly recognizable because of his signature joyful palette and his flat geometric compositions. Occasionally he would flirt with figuration, using bold modernist shapes rendered in saturated primary colors. These creations posses a voice that is distinctly Calder's, radiating with optimism and mystery.Â
“Tank Traps I” is a paradigm of a Calder print. The artist strategically uses the color black to create heavy outlines in his compositions, here indicating a series of orange and red pyramids against a churning sky. The repetition of pyramid shapes is something that Calder returned to frequently in his printmaking output.
Calder'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 SofĂa in Madrid, to name a few.
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"Tank Traps I"
Color lithograph, 1973
Signed "Calder" in pencil, lower right
Numbered "63/75" in pencil, lower left and centreÂ
Titled "Tank Traps I" in pencil, verso
29.25"HÂ 43.25"W (work)
33.75"H 49"W (framed)
Very good condition
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