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Grand Piano, Red, 1946

Work

Grand Piano, Red

Date 1946
Media
Sheet metal, wire, and paint
Dimensions
9 5⁄8" × 10" × 3"
Collection
Private Collection
Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  1
Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations (1946)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, 1946
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, 1946
Related exhibitions  3
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris (1946)

Galerie Louis Carré, Paris. Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations. 25 October–16 November 1946.

Solo Exhibition
Dominique Lévy Gallery, New York (2015)

Dominique Lévy Gallery, New York. Alexander Calder: Multum in Parvo. 22 April–13 June 2015.

Solo Exhibition
Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany (2021)

Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany. Alexander Calder: Minimal / Maximal. 22 August 2021–13 February 2022

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Standing Mobile 270
Red T with Black Flags (1946)
Red T with Black Flags, 1946
Baby Flat Top (1946)
Baby Flat Top, 1946
Untitled (c. 1946)
Untitled, c. 1946
Untitled (Mobile with N Degrees of Freedom) (1946)
Untitled (Mobile with N Degrees of Freedom), 1946
Related Timeline
1946–1952
1946–1952 International Distinction

Calder had a major show in 1946 at Galerie Louis Carré in Paris for which Jean-Paul Sartre wrote a seminal essay. He designed sets and costumes for a number of theatrical performances and designed a huge acoustic ceiling for the Aula Magna auditorium at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1952, Calder represented the United States at the Venice Biennale, winning the grand prize for sculpture.