Prints & Editions
Alexander Calder Postcard
A rare piece of ephemera, this postcard has been embellished with an original drawing and vibrant hand coloring by Alexander Calder. Calder sent the card to Franco-Hungarian sculptor István (Etienne) Beöthy in Montrouge, France, to announce his impending arrival in Paris at the end of June 1958. The overlay drawing constitutes a fanciful “collaboration entre vaches et sculpteur” (“collaboration between cows and sculptor”), as titled by Calder.
Artist: Alexander Calder
Date: May 9, 1958
Medium: Autographed postcard with watercolor and ink
Dimensions: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (8.9 × 14 cm)
Signed: Signed by the artist
