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Horse and Rider, 1926-31

Work

Horse and Rider

Date 1926-31
Media
Wire, wood, cork, leather, velvet, string, rubber tube, and lead
Dimensions
7 5⁄8" × 10" × 6"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Unusual Project
Related exhibitions  5
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1976)

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Calder’s Universe. 14 October 1976–6 February 1977.

Solo Exhibition
Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2009)

Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Alexander Calder: les années parisiennes 1926–1933. 18 March–20 July 2009. Originated from the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

Solo Exhibition
Tate Modern, London (2015)

Tate Modern, London. Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture. 11 November 2015–3 April 2016.

Solo Exhibition
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel (2016)

Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel. Alexander Calder & Fischli/Weiss. 29 May–4 September 2016.

Group Exhibition
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2019)

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor. 5 April–4 August 2019. Originated from Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Solo Exhibition
Related works  1
Cirque Calder (1926–1931)
Cirque Calder, 1926–1931
Archive
Works / Unusual Project 25
Cirque Calder (1926–1931)
Cirque Calder, 1926–1931
A Merry Can Ballet (1933)
A Merry Can Ballet, 1933
Untitled (c. 1934)
Untitled, c. 1934
Untitled (c. 1934)
Untitled, c. 1934
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.