Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Red and Blue Swirl (Wave), 1970
Hand-signed lithograph
44 x 32 in (111.76 x 81.28 cm)
Price on Request
Hand-signed in pencil lower right bottom and numbered lower left
Limited-edition of 120
Published by Maeght, Paris
Two swirls, one blue and one red, unite at a single focal point. The red swirl surfaces from the bottom of the composition while the blue swirl sweeps in from the right. Uniting at a single, circular point, the two swirls combined create a tri-colored wave of red, white, and blue. The elegantly curved, bold black lines both divide and unite, separating the individual colors yet flowing seamlessly together at the point of this wave.