Alexander Calder

American (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898 - 1976, New York City, New York)

Four Big Dots

1963
sculpture | enamel on sheet metal with steel wire
On view in the museum, Rooftop Garden
Four Big Dots
29 in. x 113 in. x 113 in. (73.66 cm x 287.02 cm x 287.02 cm)
Acquired 1963
Collection SFMOMA
T. B. Walker Foundation Fund purchase
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
63.28
Keywords

mobiles, black, hanging, suspended, shapes, motion, kinetic


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