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ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)

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Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s. <br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Personnages196729 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.(74.93 x 109.86 cm) gouache and ink on paper
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Private Collection, 1974
Exhibition
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. 2 April–31 May 1969
This exhibition traveled to: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark. 29 June–7 September 1969 and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. 4 October–16 November 1969
Galerie d'Art Moderne Marie-Suzanne Feigel, Basel, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Mobiles/Stabiles, Bronzes, Gouaches et Lithographies, 3 April–5 June 1971
West Palm Beach, Florida, Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Figurative Masters of the...More... Americas, January 4 – February 12, 2023
 
Literature
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, Calder, 2 April–31 May 1969, no. 256, pg. 82 in text, ill. 190
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark. Calder. 29 June–7 September 1969, originated from Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, no. 209, pg. 39 in text
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Calder. 4 October–16 November 1969, originated from Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, no. 182, pg. 40 in text
 Galerie d'Art Moderne Marie-Suzanne Feigel, Basel, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Mobiles/Stabiles, Bronzes, Gouaches et Lithographies, 3 April–5 June 1971, No. 9
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Well known for his candor and pragmatic sensibility, Alexander Calder was as direct, ingenious, and straight to the point in life as he was in his art. “Personnages”, for example, is unabashedly dynamic, a work that recalls his early love of the action of the circus as well as his insights into human nature. The character of “Personnages” suggests a spontaneous drawing-in-space, recalling his radical wire sculptures of the 1920s.
© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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