
Pyramid and Red Sun, from La Mémoire élémentaire (The Elementary Memory)
Alexander Calder's *Pyramid and Red Sun* is a vibrant lithograph featuring his signature bold, organic shapes rendered in a lively palette of primary and secondary colors. The composition balances a dynamic interplay of geometric and biomorphic forms, evoking the playful, kinetic energy associated with Calder's celebrated mobiles and stabiles. Printed on wove paper as part of the portfolio *La Mémoire élémentaire*, this work exemplifies Calder's masterful ability to translate movement and joy into a two-dimensional format.
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- Lithograph in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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Evening & Day Editions
October 17, 2018
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Joan Miró
Spanish · b. 1893

Miró similarly employed bold primary colors alongside playful biomorphic and geometric shapes in his prints and lithographs, creating compositions that share Calder's joyful and poetic visual energy. His flat organic forms and vibrant palette closely mirror the lively abstraction seen in this specific piece.

Fernand Léger
French · b. 1881

Léger's graphic works and prints feature the same bold outlines, strong primary color fields, and interplay between geometric and organic abstraction that define this Calder lithograph. His mid century modern sensibility and constructivist influence align directly with the visual language of this piece.

Stuart Davis
American · b. 1892

Davis was an American modernist who created boldly colored abstract compositions combining geometric flatness with a vibrant and playful rhythm that closely parallels Calder's approach in this lithograph. His graphic, energetic arrangements of color and form reflect the same mid century American abstract sensibility present here.
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