Bareback Riders
Alexander Calder, American, 1898 - 1976
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1932Medium:
Pen and india ink on cream wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 x 19 inches (35.7 x 48.3 cm)Copyright:
© Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1941-53-130Credit Line:
Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1941
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1932Medium:
Pen and india ink on cream wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 x 19 inches (35.7 x 48.3 cm)Copyright:
© Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1941-53-130Credit Line:
Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1941
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While Calder was in Paris between 1926 and 1932, he created an entire miniature circus composed of figures and animals made of wood and wire. These in turn inspired him to make a series of drawings that reflected the way he used wire in his sculptures. The drawing is also a virtuoso performance of the art of penmanship.
