Alexander Calder - Original Etching

ABOUT THE WORK
Title of Artwork: Santa Claus
Period: 1970-1979
Year: 1975
Technique: Etching
Hand signed
Edition XX
Illustration size : 49.5 X 35 cm
Paper size (or piece size) : 66 x 51 cm
 
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, and static "stabiles"monumental public sculptures. He didn't limit his art to sculptures; he also created paintings, jewelry, theatre sets and costumes.
 
Calder's work is in many permanent collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. He produced many large public works, including .125 (at JFK Airport, 1957), Pittsburgh (Carnegie International prize winner 1958, Pittsburgh International Airport) Spirale (UNESCO in Paris, 1958), Flamingo and Universe (both in Chicago, 1974), and Mountains and Clouds (Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 1996).
 
Although primarily known for his sculpture, Calder also created paintings and prints, miniatures, theater set design, jewelry design, tapestries and rugs, and political posters.