Alexander Calder, Untitled Yellow Composition w/ Black and Grey Motifs |
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| Artist: | Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976) |
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| Title: | Untitled Yellow Composition w/ Black and Grey Motifs |
| Medium: | Hand-Woven Wool Calder Tapestry in Crème, Yellow, Black, and Grey |
| Image Size: | 80 in x 64 in (203.2 cm x 162.6 cm) |
| Signature: | Hand woven 'Calder' in black on the upper right margin of the verso |
| Condition: | This work is in very good condition with bold, bright colors |
| ID # | w-2171 |
According to J. Lipman (1980), “Calder’s tapestries are closely related to his gouaches, but they are much larger and often more complex in design. As in all his work the compositions are deceptively casual and have the same playful element that enlivens even the most powerful of his abstractions. The tapestry medium – like lithography and large-scale sculpture – is an example of the successful collaboration with skilled craftsmen that has characterized Calder’s later years. The weaver follows Calder’s forms exactly but improvises to vary the weaves and textures in a free interpretation of the overall design. The tapestries are fresh works of art in their own right, blending the inventiveness of the artist with that of the weavers” (157).
PROVENANCE:
~ A. Paul & Phyllis Thompson, Des Moines
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work):
1) A Masterworks COA will be included with the sale of this work.
About the Framing:
This tapestry is equipped with two, horizontal areas along the top and bottom for pole inserts intended for hanging purposes.
