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ALEXANDER CALDER-nbsp(1898-1976)

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<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Alexander Calder’s <em>Tornado in Space</em> (1932) is a rare drawing from the crucial moment when he was redefining his artistic language through abstraction and movement. Authenticated by the Calder Foundation (registration number A08417), the work is composed of bold, spiraling lines that circle and intersect in rhythmic trajectories. These orbit-like forms suggest both natural forces and mechanical precision, capturing the sensation of motion on a flat surface and foreshadowing the spatial dynamics of his earliest mobiles.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The drawing embodies Calder’s fascination with the invisible energies of the universe, transforming paper into a field of movement and space. The economy of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm rather than depiction, distilling his explorations into a graphic composition of striking clarity. This sheet belongs to a key group of works on paper from 1932, including <em>Space Tunnel</em> and <em>Movement in Space</em>, in which Calder experimented with drawing as a means of testing ideas that would later find expression in three-dimensional form.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The provenance further strengthens the importance of this work. <em>Tornado in Space </em>was acquired through Calder’s longtime New York dealer, Klaus Perl's of Perls Gallery, and has remained in the same private collection for over fifty years. Closely related works from this period are now housed in the Centre Pompidou, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, underscoring the rarity and art-historical resonance of this drawing.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</div>
Tornade dans l'espace193277,47 x 57,15 cm (30 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)(77,47 x 57,15 cm) encre sur papier
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York
Collection privée, Floride, 1974

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Tornade dans l'espace (1932) d'Alexander Calder est un rare dessin datant de l'époque cruciale où il redéfinissait son langage artistique par l'abstraction et le mouvement. Authentifiée par la Calder Foundation (numéro d'enregistrement A08417), l'œuvre est composée de lignes audacieuses et spiralées qui tournent en rond et se croisent dans des trajectoires rythmées. Ces formes orbitales suggèrent à la fois les forces naturelles et la précision mécanique, capturant la sensation de mouvement sur une surface plane et préfigurant la dynamique spatiale de ses premiers mobiles.





Le dessin incarne la fascination de Calder pour les énergies invisibles de l'univers, transformant le papier en un champ de mouvement et d'espace. L'économie de la ligne met l'accent sur le geste et le rythme plutôt que sur la représentation, distillant ses explorations dans une composition graphique d'une clarté saisissante. Cette feuille appartient à un groupe clé d'œuvres sur papier de 1932, dont Space Tunnel et Movement in Space, dans lesquelles Calder expérimente le dessin comme moyen de tester des idées qui trouveront plus tard leur expression dans une forme tridimensionnelle.





La provenance renforce encore l'importance de cette œuvre. Tornade dans l'espace a été acquise par l'intermédiaire du marchand new-yorkais de longue date de Calder, Klaus Perl's de la Perls Gallery, et est restée dans la même collection privée pendant plus de cinquante ans. Des œuvres très proches de cette période sont aujourd'hui conservées au Centre Pompidou, à la National Gallery of Art et au Museum of Modern Art, ce qui souligne la rareté et la résonance de ce dessin dans l'histoire de l'art.





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