Monday, 30 March 2026

Alexander Calder - part 10

This is part 10 of a 16-part series on the works of Alexander Calder. For a biography of Calder see part 1, and for earlier works, see parts 1 - 9 also.

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 55.8 x 76.2 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 52 x 66 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 52 x 26.6 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 33 x 6 cm
Private Collection

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 29.8 x 39. cm
Private Collection

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 28.8 x 39.6 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 57.7 x 79 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 57.7 x 49.8 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 57.1 x 78.1 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 56.1 x 76.5 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 55.8 x 76.8 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
oil on canvas 50.8 x 40.6 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache, ink, and pencil on paper 29.2 x 39.3 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1949 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 60.3 x 77.4 cm
Private Collection

c1949 Untitled
oil on canvas 45.5 x 19.3 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1950 The Watusi
sheet metal, wire, and paint22.6 cm high
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main 

1950 Performing Seal
sheet metal, wire, and paint 83.8 x 58.4 x 91.4 cm
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL

1950 Le 31 Janvier (The 31st of January)
sheet metal, wire, and paint 374.9 x 600 cm
 

1950 L Composed of Spirals
oil on canvas 106.6 x 64.1 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1950 Eight Black Dots
sheet metal, wire, and paint 37.4 x 31.1 x 12 cm
Private Collection

c1950 Onion Running Away
oil on canvas 91.4 x 81.9 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

c1950 New Blériot
sheet metal, wire, rod, and paint 115.5 x 114.3 x 81.2 cm
Private Collection

c1950 Birds
tin cans and wire 83.8 x 36.8 x 24.1 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1951 Triple Gong
brass, sheet metal, rod, wire, and paint 71.1 x 172.7 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

1951 Tower with Pinwheel
wire, wood, sheet metal, string, and paint 99 x 66 x 96.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

1951 Tower with Orange Band
sheet metal, wire, wood, thread, and paint
130.8 x 93.9 x 104.1 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1951 Sumac with Gong
sheet metal, brass, wire, and paint 128.7 x 160 cm
Private Collection

1951 El-Corcovado
sheet metal, rod, wire, bolts, and paint 360 x 420 x 364.9 cm
Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona

1951 Black Side, White Side
sheet metal, wire, and paint 152.4 x 129.5 cm
Private Collection

1951 Bird Pull-toy
tin can, lead, wire, and string 13.9 x 15.8 x 15.8 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

c1951 Bird
tin cans and wire 39.3 x 46.9 x 38.1 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1951 Tower with Painting
wire, wood, sheet metal, paint, and oil on canvas mounted on wood 101.6 x 152.4 x 42.2 cm
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA

1952 Untitled
sheet metal, wire, and paint 127 x 157.4 cm
Private Collection

1952 Untitled
sheet metal, wire, and paint 107.9 x 113 x 26.9 cm
Private Collection

1952 Sumac VI
sheet metal, wire, and paint 120.6 x 132 cm
Mnuchin Gallery, New York

c1952 Untitled
sheet metal, brass, wire, and paint 33.9 x 27.9 x 15.8 cm
 Private Collection

c1952c Bird
tin cans and wire 50.8 x 63.5 x 40.6 cm
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL

1953 Myxomatosis
sheet metal, wire, and paint 21.5 x 34.2 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1953 Cercle Jaune (Yellow Circle)
wool rug 162.5 x 195.5 cm

1953 Bugs and Flower
gouache and ink on paper 73.6 x 106.6 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1953 Black Triangle – Red Ribbon
sheet metal, wire, and paint 57.1 x 50.8 cm
Hauser & Wirth, Zürich

1953 Araignée
wool rug 151.1 x 198.1 cm

1953 Ahab
sheet metal, wire, and paint 177 x 226 cm
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

1953 21 Feuilles Blanches (?)
sheet metal, wire, and paint 149.8 x 204.4 cm
YAGEO Foundation Collection, Taiwan

1953 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 73.6 x 107.6 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1953 Untitled
gouache and ink on paper 73.6 x 106.5 cm
Mayoral Galeria d'Art, Barcelona

1953 The Black Star
gouache and ink on paper 75.5 x 105.4 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1953 Spheres and Stars
gouache and ink on paper 73.6 x 107.3 cm
Calder Foundation, New York

1953 Rosenhof
 metal, rod, and paint approx 300 cm high

1953 Portrait de Famille (Family Portrait)
ink on paper 68.8 x 101.9 cm
Calder Foundation, New York