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LJ necklace, c. 1930

Work

LJ necklace

Date c. 1930
Media
Brass wire and string
Dimensions
length: 27 3⁄4"; drop: 5 3⁄4"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Jewelry
Archive
Works / Jewelry 139
Bracelet (c. 1930)
Bracelet, c. 1930
Tiara (1930)
Tiara, 1930
Ring (c. 1930)
Ring, c. 1930
Necklace (1930)
Necklace, 1930
Related Timeline
1926–1930
1926–1930 Wire Sculpture and the Circus

Soon after moving to Paris in 1926, Calder created his Cirque Calder. Made of wire and a spectrum of found materials, the Cirque was a work of performance art that gained Calder an introduction to the Parisian avant-garde. He continued to explore his invention of wire sculpture, whereby he “drew” with wire in three dimensions the portraits of friends, animals, circus themes, and personalities of the day.