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Alexander Calder — Iguane
Alexander Calder

Iguane

1965

"Iguane" is a gouache and ink work by Alexander Calder that exemplifies his distinctive approach to depicting animal subjects through bold, gestural abstraction. The composition captures the essential forms and movement of an iguana using fluid brushwork and expressive color, reflecting Calder's ability to distill natural subjects into their most dynamic visual elements. Created on paper, the work demonstrates the artist's versatility across different media beyond his celebrated kinetic sculptures and wire constructions.

Medium
gouache and ink on paper

🔨 Auction Lot

Collection Françoise Mayer et Marc Sohier

December 4, 2024

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 1

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Alexander Calder, Iguane, 1965

"Iguane" is a gouache and ink work by Alexander Calder that exemplifies his distinctive approach to depicting animal subjects through bold, gestural abstraction. The composition captures the essential forms and movement of an iguana using fluid brushwork and expressive color, reflecting Calder's ability to distill natural subjects into their most dynamic visual elements. Created on paper, the work demonstrates the artist's versatility across different media beyond his celebrated kinetic sculptures and wire constructions.

Medium
gouache and ink on paper
Year
1965
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Playful Aesthetic, Kinetic Art, Dynamic Movement, Mobile Sculpture, Abstract representation, American Artist, Modernism, Animal Subject, Metal and wire construction

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Collected by

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