Alexander Calder, 1898-1976

Washington D.C. and New Haven, CT: National Gallery of Art; Yale University Press, 1998. Cloth, 367 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 29 March to 12 July 1998 and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 4 September to 1 December 1998. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Catalogue of a centenary retrospective exhibition of 265 objects by Alexander Calder, including sculptures, paintings, drawings and jewelry. Text of the catalogue is divided into five chronological sections each of which is accompanied by a detailed chronology. The exhibition emphasizes the artist's early career into the 1940s when he created his first mobiles, stabiles and standing mobiles. His monumental public scuptures from the last two-and-a-half decades of his career is the focus of the final section. The publication also includes an essay titled Staging Movement by Arnauld Pierre and a detailed exhibition history by Alexander S.C. Rower." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.