Alexander Calder / Two Systems / c.1946

Alexander Calder
Two Systems
c.1946
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Creator Name: Calder, Alexander
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1898 - 1976
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Alexander Calder
Title: Two Systems
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1941
Creation End Date: 1951
Creation Date: c.1946
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: aluminum sheet, iron wire, and paint
Dimensions: Overall: 45.8cm x 160cm x 198cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1999.194
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Odette Valabrègue Wurzburger in memory of her late husband, Paul D. Wurzburger
Copyright: ? Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Rights: http://www.arsny.com
Provenance: Perls Galleries, NY, Jan. 1966
Context:

Alexander Calder, one of America's most imaginative and technically accomplished sculptors, invented the mobile in 1932. This extraordinary innovation resulted from his fascination with current astronomical discoveries and his interest in the organization of the universe. Calder's study of mechanical engineering also stimulated his exploration of the movement of objects in space. Usually painted in bold, primary colors, his movable sculptures are suspended from ceilings and bob and rotate in response to the slight-est breeze. Two Systems exemplifies Calder's whimsical, magical mobiles, which have become a distinctive part of mainstream 20th-century art. Unlike the artist's later, less personalized mobiles, the petal-like forms of this example are smaller and their surfaces appear hand-wrought.

AMICA ID: CMA_.1999.194
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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