Calder Foundation

For the Staircase

Date 1959
Media
Sheet metal and rods
Dimensions
131 7⁄8" × 137 3⁄4"
Collection
Kunstmuseum Bern; Gift of Marlies & Eberhard W. Kornfeld, Bern, 1983
Map of installed works
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Historical Photos  1
Related exhibitions  1
Centro Botín, Santander, Spain (2019)

Centro Botín, Santander, Spain. Calder Stories. 29 June–3 November 2019.

Solo Exhibition
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Works / Monumental Sculpture 217
Related Timeline
1953–1962 Large-scale Developments and Intercontinental Projects

During a yearlong stay in Aix-en-Provence, Calder executed the first group of large-scale outdoor works and concurrently concentrated on painting gouaches. In 1954–55, he visited the Middle East, India, and South America, with trips to Paris in between, resulting in an astonishing output and range of work. Toward the late 1950s, Calder turned his attention to commissions both at home and abroad.