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Cock’s Comb, 1961

Work

Cock's Comb

Date 1961
Media
Sheet metal, bolts, and paint
Dimensions
9'11 1⁄4" × 11'3 5⁄8" × 6'8 1⁄2"
Collection
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art (no. 62.18a-e)
Monumental Sculpture, Stabile
Archive
Works / Monumental Sculpture 218
The Four Elements (1961)
The Four Elements, 1961
London (1962)
London, 1962
Teodelapio (1962)
Teodelapio, 1962
The Crab (1962)
The Crab, 1962
Works / Stabile 251
Teodelapio (maquette II) (1962)
Teodelapio (maquette II), 1962
Three Arches (maquette, 1962)
Three Arches (maquette), 1962
Discontinuous (1962)
Discontinuous, 1962
Untitled (maquette) (c. 1963)
Untitled (maquette), c. 1963
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.