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Alexander Calder — Polychrome Six
Alexander Calder

Polychrome Six

1973

"Polychrome Six" exemplifies Alexander Calder's mastery of kinetic sculpture, featuring brightly colored abstract forms suspended in space that move in response to air currents and viewer interaction. The work demonstrates Calder's innovative approach to mobile art, combining geometric shapes in red, blue, yellow, and other vibrant hues that create dynamic visual relationships as they shift and rotate. Through this piece, Calder transforms sculpture from a static object into an ever changing environmental experience that engages the viewer's perception of balance, color, and motion.

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Collection Françoise Mayer et Marc Sohier

December 4, 2024

Estimate: $300,000$500,000

Lot 2

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Alexander Calder, Polychrome Six, 1973

"Polychrome Six" exemplifies Alexander Calder's mastery of kinetic sculpture, featuring brightly colored abstract forms suspended in space that move in response to air currents and viewer interaction. The work demonstrates Calder's innovative approach to mobile art, combining geometric shapes in red, blue, yellow, and other vibrant hues that create dynamic visual relationships as they shift and rotate. Through this piece, Calder transforms sculpture from a static object into an ever changing environmental experience that engages the viewer's perception of balance, color, and motion.

Year
1973
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Suspended Form, Kinetic Art, American, Mobile Sculpture, Modernism, Playful, Colorful, Abstract, Balanced composition

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Collected by

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