This vibrant lithograph cover for Derriere le Miroir number 173 captures Alexander Calder's distinctive visual language of organic abstraction and dynamic form. Executed in 1968, the work features his characteristic biomorphic shapes rendered in bold colors that seem to float and interact across the composition with characteristic lightness and movement. The composition demonstrates Calder's mastery of spatial relationships, where forms appear to hover in equilibrium, neither wholly anchored nor completely adrift. The unnumbered edition and unsigned status reflect the artist's approach to portfolio work during this prolific period, emphasizing the integrity of the image itself rather than traditional authentication markers. Derriere le Miroir was an influential French art journal that frequently collaborated with major contemporary artists for its covers, making this work representative of Calder's active engagement with the European artistic community throughout the 1960s. The portfolio format and modest scale render it an accessible entry point for collectors seeking authentic works from the master of kinetic sculpture, offering the same refined chromatic sensibility and compositional sophistication found in his larger public installations. The work exemplifies how Calder translated the principles of movement and balance from his three-dimensional mobiles into the two-dimensional realm, maintaining the sense of playful weightlessness that defined his artistic vision.