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Lucioles by Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder
1898â1976 | American
Lucioles
(Fireflies)
Signed and dated âCalder 72â (lower right)
Gouache and ink on paper
Few artists defined the visual language of modern abstraction as decisively as Alexander Calder. Much like his revolutionary mobiles and stabiles, Calder brought the same sense of movement, balance and playful invention to his works on paper. Lucioles, executed in 1972, belongs to the final decade of the artistâs career, when his compositions achieved a remarkable clarity of form and confidence of color.
In these late works, Calder distilled his visual vocabulary to its most essential elements, creating compositions that are at once bold, rhythmic and immediately captivating. Thick black contours structure the composition, dividing the surface into a dynamic arrangement of geometric formsâtriangles, circles and spiralsâthat appear to pulse across the picture plane. Within these compartments, saturated primary colors are deployed with striking intensity. The circular motifs recall the kinetic qualities of Calderâs famed sculptures.
Like his his larger-than-life revolutionary mobiles, Calderâs works on paper were fully realized compositions that stand independently within his oeuvre. Throughout his career, he maintained a deep commitment to drawing, using it as a means of exploring the same formal concerns that defined his sculpture: balance, movement and spatial tension. By the 1970s, his style had become at once rigorous and playful, abstract yet deeply engaging. Works from this period are held in major institutions worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.Â
Dated 1972
Paper: 29 1/4" high x 43" wide (74.3 x 109.2 cm)
Frame: 32 3/4" high x 46 1/4" wide x 2" deep (83.2 x 117.5 x 5.1 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
1898â1976 | American
Lucioles
(Fireflies)
Signed and dated âCalder 72â (lower right)
Gouache and ink on paper
Few artists defined the visual language of modern abstraction as decisively as Alexander Calder. Much like his revolutionary mobiles and stabiles, Calder brought the same sense of movement, balance and playful invention to his works on paper. Lucioles, executed in 1972, belongs to the final decade of the artistâs career, when his compositions achieved a remarkable clarity of form and confidence of color.
In these late works, Calder distilled his visual vocabulary to its most essential elements, creating compositions that are at once bold, rhythmic and immediately captivating. Thick black contours structure the composition, dividing the surface into a dynamic arrangement of geometric formsâtriangles, circles and spiralsâthat appear to pulse across the picture plane. Within these compartments, saturated primary colors are deployed with striking intensity. The circular motifs recall the kinetic qualities of Calderâs famed sculptures.
Like his his larger-than-life revolutionary mobiles, Calderâs works on paper were fully realized compositions that stand independently within his oeuvre. Throughout his career, he maintained a deep commitment to drawing, using it as a means of exploring the same formal concerns that defined his sculpture: balance, movement and spatial tension. By the 1970s, his style had become at once rigorous and playful, abstract yet deeply engaging. Works from this period are held in major institutions worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.Â
Dated 1972
Paper: 29 1/4" high x 43" wide (74.3 x 109.2 cm)
Frame: 32 3/4" high x 46 1/4" wide x 2" deep (83.2 x 117.5 x 5.1 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Lucioles by Alexander Calderâ
$398,500.00
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Alexander Calder
1898â1976 | American
Lucioles
(Fireflies)
Signed and dated âCalder 72â (lower right)
Gouache and ink on paper
Few artists defined the visual language of modern abstraction as decisively as Alexander Calder. Much like his revolutionary mobiles and stabiles, Calder brought the same sense of movement, balance and playful invention to his works on paper. Lucioles, executed in 1972, belongs to the final decade of the artistâs career, when his compositions achieved a remarkable clarity of form and confidence of color.
In these late works, Calder distilled his visual vocabulary to its most essential elements, creating compositions that are at once bold, rhythmic and immediately captivating. Thick black contours structure the composition, dividing the surface into a dynamic arrangement of geometric formsâtriangles, circles and spiralsâthat appear to pulse across the picture plane. Within these compartments, saturated primary colors are deployed with striking intensity. The circular motifs recall the kinetic qualities of Calderâs famed sculptures.
Like his his larger-than-life revolutionary mobiles, Calderâs works on paper were fully realized compositions that stand independently within his oeuvre. Throughout his career, he maintained a deep commitment to drawing, using it as a means of exploring the same formal concerns that defined his sculpture: balance, movement and spatial tension. By the 1970s, his style had become at once rigorous and playful, abstract yet deeply engaging. Works from this period are held in major institutions worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.Â
Dated 1972
Paper: 29 1/4" high x 43" wide (74.3 x 109.2 cm)
Frame: 32 3/4" high x 46 1/4" wide x 2" deep (83.2 x 117.5 x 5.1 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
1898â1976 | American
Lucioles
(Fireflies)
Signed and dated âCalder 72â (lower right)
Gouache and ink on paper
Few artists defined the visual language of modern abstraction as decisively as Alexander Calder. Much like his revolutionary mobiles and stabiles, Calder brought the same sense of movement, balance and playful invention to his works on paper. Lucioles, executed in 1972, belongs to the final decade of the artistâs career, when his compositions achieved a remarkable clarity of form and confidence of color.
In these late works, Calder distilled his visual vocabulary to its most essential elements, creating compositions that are at once bold, rhythmic and immediately captivating. Thick black contours structure the composition, dividing the surface into a dynamic arrangement of geometric formsâtriangles, circles and spiralsâthat appear to pulse across the picture plane. Within these compartments, saturated primary colors are deployed with striking intensity. The circular motifs recall the kinetic qualities of Calderâs famed sculptures.
Like his his larger-than-life revolutionary mobiles, Calderâs works on paper were fully realized compositions that stand independently within his oeuvre. Throughout his career, he maintained a deep commitment to drawing, using it as a means of exploring the same formal concerns that defined his sculpture: balance, movement and spatial tension. By the 1970s, his style had become at once rigorous and playful, abstract yet deeply engaging. Works from this period are held in major institutions worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.Â
Dated 1972
Paper: 29 1/4" high x 43" wide (74.3 x 109.2 cm)
Frame: 32 3/4" high x 46 1/4" wide x 2" deep (83.2 x 117.5 x 5.1 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Private collection, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
