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Horse, c. 1929

Work

Horse

Date c. 1929
Media
Wire and wood
Dimensions
18 3⁄16" × 28 3⁄4" × 11 3⁄4"
Collection
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Al Hirschfeld (no. 80.49)
Wire Sculpture
Related exhibitions  1
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.

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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.