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Alexander Calder — Spirale multicolore (Muli-Colored Spiral)
Alexander Calder

Spirale multicolore (Muli-Colored Spiral)

Alexander Calder's "Spirale multicolore" is a vibrant lithograph in colors that exemplifies the artist's characteristic exploration of dynamic movement and visual rhythm through abstract form. Created on the delicate chiffon de Mandeure paper and printed in full sheet, the work captures Calder's signature approach of translating the kinetic principles of his mobile sculptures into two dimensional space. The swirling spiral composition rendered in multiple colors conveys a sense of perpetual motion and energetic abstraction that defined much of Calder's artistic practice throughout his career.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on chiffon de Mandeure paper, the full sheet.

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MODERNISM 1880-1960: Editions & Works on Paper

April 16, 2025

Lot 73

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Alexander Calder, Spirale multicolore (Muli-Colored Spiral)

Alexander Calder's "Spirale multicolore" is a vibrant lithograph in colors that exemplifies the artist's characteristic exploration of dynamic movement and visual rhythm through abstract form. Created on the delicate chiffon de Mandeure paper and printed in full sheet, the work captures Calder's signature approach of translating the kinetic principles of his mobile sculptures into two dimensional space. The swirling spiral composition rendered in multiple colors conveys a sense of perpetual motion and energetic abstraction that defined much of Calder's artistic practice throughout his career.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on chiffon de Mandeure paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Kinetic Art, Dynamic Movement, Mobile Sculpture, American Artist, Modernism, Metal and paint, Playful, Spiral Composition, Abstract

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Collected by

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