White Loops and Red Spiral on Black Stabile

1959
(American, 1898–1976)
Overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)
© Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Extremely prolific, Alexander Calder created more than 16,000 artworks during his life.

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Alexander Calder’s training as a mechanical engineer reinforced his lifelong interest in moving objects and inspired him to invent the mobile, a new type of sculpture that ranks among the most innovative discoveries in modern art. Calder's mobiles are often suspended from the ceiling, but here the mobile hangs on top of a black support structure. Both the spiral and irregular loops of the mobile are recurring forms in Calder's sculptural work.
White Loops and Red Spiral on Black Stabile

White Loops and Red Spiral on Black Stabile

1959

Alexander Calder

(American, 1898–1976)
America

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