Two Systems
c.1946
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
American Painting and Sculpture
Two Systems, c.1946. Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976). Aluminum sheet, iron wire, and paint; overall: 45.8 x 160 x 198 cm (18 1/16 x 63 x 77 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Odette Valabrègue Wurzburger in memory of her late husband, Paul D. Wurzburger 1999.194 © Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Calder studied mechanical engineering before deciding on a career in art making.
- Maker/Artist
- Calder, Alexander
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- aluminum sheet, iron wire, and paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 45.8 x 160 x 198 cm (18 1/16 x 63 x 77 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1999.194
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Odette Valabrègue Wurzburger in memory of her late husband, Paul D. Wurzburger
- Exhibitions
- Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
- Museum Location
- 226B American Modern
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