Alexander Calder, 1898-1976

Alexander Calder, 1898-1976 by National Gallery of Art (U. S.). paperback edition. ISBN: 9780894682285.

The striking mobile sculptures of Alexander Calder are among the most notable and original creations of twentieth-century art. Combining for the first time movement and sculpture, these works represent a new and highly influential departure from the practices of the past. Yet Calders work ranges much more widely. This lavishly illustrated book reflects the full diversity of Calders oeuvre and explores an outstanding selection of more than two hundred of his works.Based on access to family archives, an overview of Calders entire career, and contributions from the artists grandson Alexander S. C. Rower, this book for the first time presents the artist in a serious light and proper historical context.Without ignoring the playful and whimsical dimension of his work, the book emphasizes Calders role as one of the great formal innovators of the century. Each work of art selected from those produced during his prolific career is reproduced here in color and is accompanied by compar