Vintage 1976 Alexander Calder French Art Gallery Exhibition Poster

Galerie Maeght, Paris, France

Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. He was the son of well-known sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder, and his grandfather and mother were also successful artists. Alexander Calder is known for inventing wire sculptures and the mobile, a type of kinetic art which relied on careful weighting to achieve balance and suspension in the air. Alexander Calder is perhaps best known for his large, colorful sculptures, which incorporates elements of humor and chance into uniquely engineered structures. In addition to the monumental sculptures that can be seen in the United States and Europe, Calder applied his whimsical and lyrical sense of design to media as diverse as metal jewelry and theater sets.

19.25” x 28.5”