Four Winds
Maker and role
Artist: Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976
Year
1963
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Painted steel and aluminum
Measurements
at greatest extent, 76 x 40 x 40in (193 x 101.6 x 101.6cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Robert H. Halff
Accession number
2005.3
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
Since childhood, Alexander Calder had a natural aptitude for design with wire. His talent would transfer into wire "drawings" or mobiles suspended in air. Four Winds is constructed of steel rods and cut aluminum, painted red, black, white, yellow, and blue. The unique forms and bright colors allow the viewer to appreciate the harmonious balance that Calder achieved in his design, as well as slight movements caused by air currents in the gallery.
Copyright
© Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Documentation
Miró: Exposition Décembre 1972- Février 1973; 1972; fig. 51
San Antonio Express News; July 24, 2005
San Antonio Express News; July 24, 2005
Signature & date
Initialed and dated, last red segment: AC 63
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