Lot 272
Alexander Calder (American 1898-1976)
'Acrobats' Textile, 1976
Auction: 14 November 2019 from 13:00 GMT
£550
Description
Screenprinted cotton, produced for the Whitney Museum, 1976
Dimensions
100cm x 71cm (78.5in x 28in)
Footnote
Literature:
See Geoffrey Raynor et al., Artist's Textiles 1940-1976, Antiques Collectors' Club, 2014, illustration no.62 for an example of this textile.
Note: The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, held a major restrospective Calder's Universe in 1976, and Calder worked with the Whitney on preparations, including this textile. This is one of the few, if any, industrially manufactured textiles designed by artists after the 1960s in America. It is also one of Calder's last known designs, due to his untimely death five weeks after the exhibition opening.