Calder, Alexander. White Loops and Red Spiral, 1959. painted steel and aluminum, Overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.). Gift of The Halle Bros. Co., 1961.195.a. Copyrighted undefined.

White Loops and Red Spiral

1959

Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)

American Painting and Sculpture

White Loops and Red Spiral, 1959. Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976). Painted steel and aluminum; overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Halle Bros. Co. 1961.195.a © Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 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.

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Maker/Artist: Calder, Alexander
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: painted steel and aluminum
Medium: painted, steel, aluminum
Dimensions: Overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: initialled and dated on one of white shapes: CA 59
Departments: American Painting and Sculpture
Accession Number: 1961.195.a
Credit Line: Gift of The Halle Bros. Co.
Exhibitions: CMA: Works from the Contemporary Collection, July 1-mid-October, 1969
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined
Museum Location: 225 German Expressionism & Surrealism