Surreal Calder (14 results)

Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, 156 pages; very good condition; light rubbing to covers; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: New, still in shrinkwrap. White boards with black illustration and yellow spine lettering. 156 pp. Mainly illustrations in BW and color. Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is a key presence in the history of modern art, and yet he is rarely seen or remembered in the context from which he initially emerged as an artist. When Calder became "Calder"--Well known for his signature mobiles and stabiles-it was due to a unique variety of presiding influences. His artistic parentage consisted of Marcel Duchamp, who provided the name of and concept for the mobile; Piet Mondrian, who introduced pure abstraction to him; and Joan Miro, who communicated the central theses of Surrealism. Although Calder went on to play a major role in Surrealist manifestations during the formative years of the movement, including being shown in the defining 1936 "Exposition surrealiste d'objets" in Paris, he has since been separated from those beginnings. Indeed, at this point in time, Calder is never included in exhibitions of Surrealist art, even though he was incubated by that phenomenon and contributed mightily to it. This book will put the artist back in midst of Surrealism so that his achievement is more profoundly understood within that context. Works by artists such as Miro, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, and Rene Magritte will delineate the Surrealist milieu and some of its chief aspects. The following theses are also explored: Calder's wit, caricature, and linear flights of fancy; his marvelous personages and fantastic creatures; biomorphic forms from an imaginary vision of nature; and his constellations, apparent views of celestial space. -Publisher's Description.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Book is in good condition. 156pp with colour photographs.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Illustrated in color and black and white. 156 pages, 4to, white and black pictorial boards. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition hardcover exhibition catalog, clean and tight. Preface by Josef Helfenstein, essays by Mark Rosenthal and Alexander S. C. Rower. Many black and white and color illustrations and photographs. Exhibition at the Menil Collection, Houston, September 30, 2005 - January 8, 2006 and then at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Decorative cover. A lovely item. M00555.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Title - The Surreal Calder / Author - Mark Rosenthal / Publisher - Menil - Yale / Year - 2005 / Language - English / Binding - Hardcover / Size - 26 x 31 cm / Pages - 156 / ISBN - 0939594609.

Condition: Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Fine in publishers decorated boards (still shrink wrapped). Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is a key presence in the history of modern art, and yet he is rarely seen or remembered in the context from which he initially emerged as an artist. When Calder became "Calder" - well known for his signature mobiles and stabiles - it was due to a unique variety of presiding influences. His artistic parentage consisted of Marcel Duchamp, who provided the name of and concept for the mobile; Piet Mondrian, who introduced pure abstraction to him; and Joan Miro, who communicated the central theses of Surrealism. Although Calder went on to play a major role in Surrealist manifestations during the formative years of the movement, including being shown in the defining 1936 "Exposition surrealiste d'objets" in Paris, he has since been separated from those beginnings. Indeed, at this point in time, Calder is never included in exhibitions of Surrealist art, even though he was incubated by that phenomenon and contributed mightily to it. This book will put the artist back in midst of Surrealism so that his achievement is more profoundly understood within that context. Works by artists such as Miro, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, and Rene Magritte will delineate the Surrealist milieu and some of its chief aspects. The following theses are also explored: Calder's wit, caricature, and linear flights of fancy; his marvelous personages and fantastic creatures; biomorphic forms from an imaginary vision of nature; and his constellations, apparent views of celestial space. ISBN 9780300114362.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 12mo. One page fold out. Soft Covers. Very Good, Color Plates.

0. The Surreal Calder. Von Mark Rosenthal. San Francisco/Minneapolis 2006. Beitr. von Alexander S.C. Rower. 26 x 32 cm. 156 S. mit 191 (130 farb.) meist ganzseit. Abb., Bibliographie, Chronologie. Gebunden. In engl. Sprache. Although Calder went on to play a major role in Surrealist manifestations during the formative years of the movement, he has since been separated from those beginnings. This book will put the artist back in midst of Surrealism so that his achievement is more profoundly understood within that context. Works by artists such as Miro, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, and Rene Magritte will delineate the Surrealist milieu and some of its chief aspects. Although Calder went on to play a major role in Surrealist manifestations during the formative years of the movement, including being shown in the defining 1936 'Exposition surrealiste d'objets' in Paris, he has since been separated from those beginnings.