Artworks · Alexander Calder

Flying Dragon (intermediate maquette)

1975 · Steel plate and paint

365 × 579 × 335 cm (120 × 228 × 132 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, study for Universe

1974 · Brush and black ink, gouache and graphite on off-white wove paper

75.2 × 110 cm (29 5/8 × 43 5/16 in.)

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Untitled

1974 · Metal and paint

25.4 × 30.5 cm (10 × 12 in.)

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Blue Sun, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness

1971 · Color lithograph from zinc plates on ivory wove paper

60.1 × 44.7 cm (23 11/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

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Blue Half Circle

1970 · Gouache and brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

74.7 × 109.6 cm (29 7/16 × 43 3/16 in.)

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Scarf

1969 · Silk, twill weave; screen printed

93.4 × 93.4 cm (36 3/4 × 36 3/4 in.)

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Oeuf au Plat

1969 · Gouache and brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

74.8 × 109.5 cm (29 1/2 × 43 1/8 in.)

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Pour Le Viet Nam

1967 · Offset lithograph

Sheet: 29 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (74.9 × 44.5 cm) Image: 29 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (74.9 × 44.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled

1965 · Aquatint on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 39.8 × 64.6 cm (15 11/16 × 25 7/16 in.); Sheet: 63 × 90.6 cm (24 13/16 × 35 11/16 in.)

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Le Guichet maquette

1963 · Painted metal

Overall: 16 7/8 × 27 1/4 × 21 in. (42.9 × 69.2 × 53.3 cm)

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Antennae with Red and Blue Dots

1960 · Aluminium and steel wire

object: 1111 x 1283 x 1283 mm

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Big Red

1959 · Painted sheet metal and steel wire

Dimensions variable

Whitney Museum of American Art

Sketch of The City

1959 · Brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

27.7 × 21.5 cm (10 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

To Mary Reynolds Who Loved Cats

1955 · Pen and black ink on white wove paper

36.7 × 29.2 cm (14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

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Carretta

1955 · Steel and paint

191.7 × 40.6 × 106.7 cm (75 1/2 × 16 × 42 in.)

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Mary Reynolds with Her Cats

1955 · Pen and black ink on white wove paper

36.8 × 29.2 cm (14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

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Black Sun

1953 · Gouache on paper

support: 737 x 1077 mm frame: 780 x 1120 x 28 mm

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Streetcar

1951 · Sheet steel, brass, wire, and paint

106.7 × 294.6 cm (42 × 116 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

(3 x 5) + 1

1949 · Aluminum, iron, and paint

226.1 × 165.1 cm (89 × 65 in.)

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Abstract Composition

1949 · Gouache and brush and black ink, selectively varnished, on off-white watercolor paper

59 × 78.7 cm (23 1/4 × 31 in.)

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Abstract Composition

1949 · Gouache and brush and black ink, over graphite, on ivory watercolor paper

58 × 77.8 cm (22 7/8 × 30 11/16 in.)

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Calder #1 (Furnishing Fabric)

1949 · Fiberglass, plain weave; screen printed

48 × 125.9 cm (18 7/8 × 49 1/2 in.); Repeat: 32.6 × 30 cm (12 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

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Untitled

1946 · Watercolor and brush and black ink on cream wove paper

33.1 × 25.6 cm (13 1/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

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Lithograph inscribed "With love to Mary and Marcel from Sandy Nov/46"

1946 · Lithograph printed in black and red on paper

50.2 × 33.4 cm (19 13/16 × 13 3/16 in.)

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The Chicken

1944 · Bronze

61.6 × 32 × 31.5 cm (24 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

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Antlers

1944 · Bronze

43.8 × 81.2 × 48.2 cm (17 1/4 × 32 × 19 in.)

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Starfish

1944 · Bronze

91.4 × 85 × 85.1 cm (36 × 33 1/2 × 33 1/2 in.)

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Untitled

1944 · Gouache and watercolor on ivory watercolor paper

57.1 × 79 cm (22 1/2 × 31 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Constellation

1943 · Painted steel rods and painted wood

Overall: 41 × 28 × 11 11/16 in. (104.1 × 71.1 × 29.7 cm)

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Score for Ballet 0-100

1942 · Etching

Sheet (sight): 12 1/8 × 15 1/2 in. (30.8 × 39.4 cm) Plate (sight): 11 1/4 × 14 3/4 in. (28.6 × 37.5 cm)

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Composition with Yellow, Brown and Red Forms

1942 · Watercolor and pen and black ink, with touches of gouache, on white watercolor paper

55 × 78.8 cm (21 11/16 × 31 1/16 in.)

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Black Dots

1941 · Sheet steel, string, and paint

78.7 × 88.9 × 38.1 cm (31 × 35 × 15 in.)

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Brooch

1939 · Brass

12.7 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm (3/4 × 5 × 1 7/8 in.)

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Pair of Spider Earrings

1939 · Silver

Each: 7 × 7.3 cm (2 3/4 × 2 7/8 in.)

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Untitled

1937 · Steel

object: 2280 x 2030 x 2600 mm

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T and Swallow

1936 · Wood and steel

object: 762 x 324 x 286 mm

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The Wild Beast Cage

1932 · Pen and ink on paper

Sheet (Irregular): 21 7/16 × 20 3/8 in. (54.5 × 51.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

On the High Wire

1932 · Pen and ink on paper

Sheet: 20 1/16 × 24 3/4 in. (51 × 62.9 cm)

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Two Acrobats

1932 · Pen and ink on paper

Sheet: 21 9/16 × 29 11/16 in. (54.8 × 75.4 cm)

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Sphérique I

1931 · Steel wire and brass with painted wood base

Overall: 39 9/16 × 12 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (100.5 × 32.4 × 31.8 cm)

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Tumbler on Swing

1931 · Pen and ink on paper

Sheet (Irregular): 30 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (77.5 × 57.2 cm)

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Object with Red Discs

1931 · Painted steel rod, wire, wood and sheet aluminum

Dimensions variable Overall: 87 1/2 × 52 1/4 × 24 1/2 in. (222.3 × 132.7 × 62.2 cm)

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Little Ball with Counterweight

1931 · Painted sheet metal, wire, and wood

Overall: 63 3/4 × 18 1/4 × 18 in. (161.9 × 46.4 × 45.7 cm)

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Three on a Horse

1931 · Pen and black ink on cream wove paper

57.2 × 77.7 cm (22 9/16 × 30 5/8 in.)

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The Brass Family

1929 · Brass wire and painted wood

Overall: 67 × 41 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (170.2 × 104.5 × 22.5 cm)

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Wire Sculpture by Calder

1928 · Wire

Overall: 48 1/4 × 25 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (122.6 × 65.7 × 12.4 cm)

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Acrobat

1926 · Wire, lead, cloth, paint and thread

Overall: 6 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (16.2 × 14 × 6.4 cm)

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Acrobat

1926 · Wire, cloth, cork, and leather

Overall: 8 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (21.6 × 13 × 7 cm)

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