Calder Foundation

Beaucoup de soucoupes volantes

Date c. 1973
Media
Aubusson wool tapestry
Dimensions
66" × 44"
Printer
Woven by Pinton Frères in Aubusson, France
Edition size
Edition of 6 / 2 artist's proofs
Related works  1
Works / Rug / Tapestry 14
Related Timeline
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.