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o A complete book on Calder's works, paintings, jewelry and his huge sculptures
o Accompanies the Palazzo delle Esposizioni exhibition 23 October 2009 to 14 February 2010 in Rome, twenty-five years after the last exhibition in Italy devoted to this American artist A beautiful monograph on the work of Alexander Calder, one of the most celebrated and influential sculptors of our times, whose illustrious career spanned the twentieth century. Famous for his new method of sculpting, which entailed curving and twisting iron wire, he "designed" tri-dimensional figures in space: these were suspended and abstract elements that moved to then regain balance while changing harmony (so-called mobiles). The first mobile was made in 1931 after the artist's encounter with Mondrian."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Alexander Rower is the director of the Calder Foundation and the artist's grandson.
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Calder: Sculptor of Air
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Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Wie neu. 263 S. Buchdeckel an den Rändern leicht berieben/bestossen. Innenteil tadellos u n g e l e s e n - keine Risse, Knicke, Anmerkungen. ! Altersbedingt leicht nachgedunkelt! KEIN Mängelexemplar! Versand aus München als Paket Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2268. Seller Inventory # 76323
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Calder: Sculptor of Air
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24 ORE Motta Cultura, Milan, 2009
ISBN 10: 886413008X
ISBN 13: 9788864130088
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Seller: Exquisite Corpse Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 263 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. There is a bump to the top edge of the front board, with previous owner's institutional name stamped in black on the title page and their penciled call number only partially erased on the following page. A bit of surface paper loss on the inside rear cover. Else, the binding is tight, the interior free of other markings. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards and published on the occasion of the exhibition held from October 23, 2009-February 14, 2010. Beautifully illustrated with many full color images and a hefty number of vintage black and white studio images. Book. Seller Inventory # 030681
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Calder : Sculptor of Air
Seller: BWS BKS, Ferndale, NY, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: New. o A complete book on Calder's works, paintings, jewelry and his huge sculptures o Accompanies the Palazzo delle Esposizioni exhibition 23 October 2009 to 14 February 2010 in Rome, twenty-five years after the last exhibition in Italy devoted to this American artist A beautiful monograph on the work of Alexander Calder, one of the most celebrated and influential sculptors of our times, whose illustrious career spanned the twentieth century. Famous for his new method of sculpting, which entailed curving and twisting iron wire, he "designed" tri-dimensional figures in space: these were suspended and abstract elements that moved to then regain balance while changing harmony (so-called mobiles). The first mobile was made in 1931 after the artist's encounter with Mondrian. Seller Inventory # 835092