Alexander Calder, The Crazy Girls of Saché

The Crazy Girls of Saché

Lithograph, 1975

Publisher: Maeght Editeur (Paris)

Printer: Imprimerie Arte (Paris)

38.00 cm × 56.50 cm (sheet size)

Unsigned

Certificate of authenticity included

Condition: Excellent

Published in the magazine "Derrière le Miroir" No. 212 (January 1975 issue)

Artwork Description

"The Crazy Girls of Saché" is a captivating lithograph that symbolizes the free and poetic creative spirit of Alexander Calder's later years.

Saché, mentioned in the title, is a village in the Loire region of France, which became a significant creative base for Calder from the 1960s onwards. The works produced during this period in his spacious studio strongly reflect the expansive freedom his art had achieved.

The light forms with three legs depicted in the image seem to float through space as if dancing, conveying a sense of dynamism and humor to the viewer.

While seemingly composed of simple lines and colors, a high-level spatial sensibility unique to Calder breathes beneath the surface.

Lines are not merely outlines; they function as elements that move space and create rhythm.

This work beautifully expresses a subtle dialogue that resonates with his iconic mobile works:

Balance and imbalance
Stillness and motion
Gravity and levitation

As the word "Crazy" suggests, there is a playful spirit lurking within order, and an uninhibited vitality.

It is not chaos, but a calculated lightness.

With extremely simple forms, Calder created a poetic world where it seems as if space itself began to dance.

This work is an excellent piece that vividly demonstrates the essence of Calder's art:

the poetry of movement in a two-dimensional work.

the poetry of movement

in a two-dimensional work.

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