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Alexander Calder — The White Face
Alexander Calder

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

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 16, 2013

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Alexander Calder, 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
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, 20th Century, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, Kinetic Sculpture, American Artist, Mobile, Modernism, Neutral Tones, Metal Sculpture, Playful Mood

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery