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Fafnir, 1968

Work

Fafnir

Date 1968
Media
Sheet metal, rod, and paint
Dimensions
112" × 184" × 46"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Monumental Sculpture, Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  1
Calder: Un effet du japonais at Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo (2024)
Installation photograph, Calder: Un effet du japonais, Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo, 2024Photograph by Tadayuki Minamoto
Installation photograph, Calder: Un effet du japonais, Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo, 2024Photograph by Tadayuki Minamoto
Related exhibitions  2
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (1969)

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. 2 April–31 May 1969.

Solo Exhibition
Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo (2024)

Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo. Calder: Un effet du japonais. 30 May–6 September 2024.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Monumental Sculpture 217
The Iguana (1968)
The Iguana, 1968
La Grande vitesse (1:5 intermediate maquette) (1969)
La Grande vitesse (1:5 intermediate maquette), 1969
La Grande vitesse (1969)
La Grande vitesse, 1969
Hats Off (1969)
Hats Off, 1969
Works / Standing Mobile 269
Smoke Rings (1968)
Smoke Rings, 1968
Bleu, jaune, rouge sur base courbe (1969)
Bleu, jaune, rouge sur base courbe, 1969
Extrême porte à faux III (1969)
Extrême porte à faux III, 1969
Reims croix du sud (1969)
Reims croix du sud, 1969
Related Timeline
1963–1976
1963–1976 Monumental Works

In 1963, Calder completed construction of a large studio overlooking the Indre Valley. With the assistance of a full-scale, industrial ironworks, he began to fabricate his monumental works in France and devoted much of his later working years to public commissions. Calder died in New York in 1976 at the age of seventy-eight.