
The White Face
Suspended in delicate equilibrium, Alexander Calder's *The White Face* showcases his signature mastery of the hanging mobile form, with painted sheet metal elements balanced across an intricate network of rods and wire. The composition drifts and shifts with the surrounding air, creating an ever-changing arrangement of shapes and negative space. Calder's playful yet precise engineering transforms industrial materials into a graceful, kinetic sculpture that blurs the boundary between art and motion.
- Medium
- hanging mobile, painted sheet metal, rod, wire
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
May 16, 2013
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