Untitled

Untitled

Alexander Calder

1963

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This picture shows four big shapes stacked unevenly. One is deep blue, another bright yellow, a third green, and the last red. The edges are thick and black, like they’re cut from paper. The shapes don’t quite balance—some lean a little. The artist signed it in the corner with a quick scrawl. It’s made by pressing ink onto stone, then printing it. Look up lithography next to see how this print was made.

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