Alexander Calder, Mama Citron et Un Patriote Lithographe (Aunt Lemon, or Patriot's Lithograph)

Lithograph, 1975

Published by Maeght Editeur (Paris)

Printed by Imprimerie Arte (Paris)

38.00 cm × 56.50 cm (sheet size)

Unsigned

Certificate of authenticity included

Condition: Excellent

Published in Derrière le Miroir magazine

About the Artwork

"Mama Citron et Un Patriote Lithographe" is a lithograph that vividly expresses Alexander Calder's playful creative spirit.

This work depicts two grotesque yet humorous figures with their hands raised high.

Composed of simple lines and vibrant colors, their forms convey Calder's characteristic lighthearted spontaneity and a certain theatrical vitality.

At first glance, there is a freedom akin to a child's scribble, but beneath that lies the exquisite balance of line and space that Calder pursued for many years.

As a sculptor who created movement in space, Calder also instilled rhythm into lines themselves in his two-dimensional works.

Even in this piece, though the figures are static, they possess a dynamism that makes them seem as if they are about to dance.

For Calder, humor was not mere ornamentation but the essence of form.

To express the energy of life through free and flowing lines, without falling into pomposity or complexity.

Therein lies the great appeal of his art.

This work, created for Derrière le Miroir, is a captivating piece that condenses Calder's spontaneity, lightness, and poetic humor.