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For the Staircase, 1959

Work

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
Hanging Mobile, Monumental Sculpture
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Historical Photos  1
Drawing related to For the Staircase and Rouge triomphant (c. 1959)
Drawing related to For the Staircase (1959) and Rouge triomphant (1963), c. 1959Calder Foundation, New York
Drawing related to For the Staircase (1959) and Rouge triomphant (1963), c. 1959Calder Foundation, New York
Related exhibitions  1
Centro Botín, Santander, Spain (2019)

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

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Untitled (1959)
Untitled, 1959
Quatre systèmes rouges (1960)
Quatre systèmes rouges, 1960
The Y (1960)
The Y, 1960
Nineteen White Discs (1961)
Nineteen White Discs, 1961
Works / Monumental Sculpture 216
Black Widow (1959)
Black Widow, 1959
Sémaphores (1959)
Sémaphores, 1959
Spider (1959)
Spider, 1959
Lily (1959)
Lily, 1959
Related Timeline
1953–1962
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.