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PROTECTION OF CULTURAL OBJECTS ON LOAN EXHIBITION: Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor EXHIBITION DATES: 5 April 2019 – 4 August 2019 VENUE: National Gallery of Victoria, International Building NOTE TO THE READER:

This checklist is arranged in four curatorial sections. Within each section, works are listed chronologically. All measurements are in centimetres to the first decimal point, height x width for two-dimensional objects and, where possible, height x width x depth for three-dimensional objects. Unless otherwise stated, all works are by Alexander Calder (American 1898–1976).

Works in this checklist are primarily from the Collection of the Calder Foundation, New York. There are also works from the Collections of the following American and Canadian institutions: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The Lipman Family Foundation, USA; Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Portland Museum of Art, Maine; Jonathan O'Hara Gallery, New York. There are also a number of works from Private Collections.

This checklist does not include artworks received as digital files or exhibition copies.

Under the requirements of the Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Scheme, this checklist has been published on 30 January 2019. Information on the Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Act 2013, and the National Gallery of Victoria’s policies regarding foreign loans and claims handling, can be found at https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/about/reports-and-documents/.

SECTION 1

SECTION 1.1

Self Portrait 1907 Crayon on paper 14.9 x 22.9 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

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Duck 1909 Brass sheet 4.4 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Dog 1909 Brass sheet 5.7 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Fly shirt stud 1929 Brass wire 4.5 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Fly choker c. 1929 Brass wire 14.6 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm Jonathan O'Hara Gallery, New York

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Necklace 1930 Brass wire, ceramic, and cord Loop: 40 cm ; element: 6.7 x 3.5 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Holton Rower

Necklace 1930 Nickel silver wire Loop: 99.1 cm; largest spiral: 4.4 x 4.4 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Alexander S. C. Rower

Nellie Pin 1930s Brass and steel 4.5 x 15.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT Bequest of Eleanor H. Bunce Accession number: 1999.29.14

Belt Buckle c. 1935 Brass wire 21.9 × 10.6 × 4.1 cm Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Gift of Mrs. Marcel Duchamp in memory of the artist Accession number: 77.21a-b

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The Spider and the Fly c. 1938 Brass, thread, and wood 48 x 47 cm Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT Bequest of Eleanor H. Bunce Accession number: 1999.29.15

Alexander Calder American 1898–1976 Bracelet c. 1940 Brass wire 11.2 x 15.3 x 14.7 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder American 1898–1976 Bracelet c. 1940 Brass wire 15.24 x 14.92 x 4 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Fork c. 1940 Silver wire 22.9 x 3.8 cm Calder Foundation, New York

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Scissor guard c. 1940 Brass wire 18.7 x 4.1 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Necklace c. 1940 Brass 6.4 x 28.3 x 32.7 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Calder Accession number: 1968.7.2

Hair Comb c. 1940 Gilded brass 28.9 x 17.8 x 3.9 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Calder Accession number: 1968.7.4

Fish brooch c. 1940 Silver and steel wire 16.8 x 14 cm Calder Foundation, New York Gift of Sandra Calder Davidson, 2010

Brooch c. 1940 Brass 14.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, gift of Paul Leblanc Accession number: D94.217.1

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Brooch c. 1940 Silver 13.5 x 6.1 x 0.4 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, gift of Paul Leblanc Accession number: D94.218.1

Brooch c. 1940 Brass and steel wire 18.4 x 12.7 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Alexander S. C. Rower

Toaster c. 1942 Wire, wood, metal, plaster, nails, and screws 30.5 x 22.9 x 21 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Goat Pin c. 1943 Silver, steel 7.8 x 13.7 x 0.6 cm Private collection, Montreal

Serving Spoon c. 1945 Sheet metal and rivets 56.2 x 15.9 x 8.2 cm Calder Foundation, New York

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Laverne Originals, New York (manufacturer) American 1938-64 Alexander Calder (designer) American 1898–1976 "Calder #1" fabric 1949 Rayon, fibreglass, plain weave with irregular, uncut looping, silkscreen printed Produced by Laverne Originals, New York 84 x 126 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection

Hand Mirror 1949 Brass wire and sheet metal, with mirror 34.3 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Toilet paper holder 1949 Brass wire and sheet metal 30.2 x 22.9 x 17.2 Calder Foundation, New York

Necklace n.d. 38.1 cm Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bunce

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SECTION 1.2

Seeing the Circus with ‘Sandy’ Calder Published by National Police Gazette, New York, 1925 Newspaper illustration 40.6 x 24.9 cm Calder Foundation, New York

The Flying Trapeze 1925 Oil on canvas 91.4 x 106.7 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Animal Sketching published by Bridgeman Publishers, New York, 1926 brush and ink work on papers 18.4 x 12.7 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Animal Sketching published by Bridgeman Publishers, New York, 1926 brush and ink work on papers 18.4 x 12.7 cm Private collection

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Galloping Horse 1926 Wire, wood, and leather 22.9 x 48.3 x 12.7 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Aerialist c. 1926-31 Wood, wire, leather, cloth, lead, and string 35.6 x 14.3 x 3.8 cm Jonathan O'Hara Gallery, New York

Horse and Rider 1926-1931 19.4 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm Wire, wood, cork, leather, velvet, string, rubber tube, and lead Calder Foundation, New York

Torrero c. 1927 Cloth, paper, wire, leather, and pencil 38.1 × 39.4 × 15.2 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower

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Acrobats c. 1927 Wire and wood 87.6 x 22.9 x 30.5 cm Calder Foundation, New York Gift of Katherine Merle-Smith Thomas in memory of Van Santvoord Merle Smith, Jr., 2010

Wire Sculpture by Calder 1928 Wire 122.6 x 65.7 x 12.4 cm Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Purchase, with funds from Howard and Jean Lipman Accession number: 72.168

Jimmy Durante c. 1928 Wire 30.5 x 24.1 x 29.2 cm Calder Foundation, New York Gift of The Lipman Family Foundaion, in memory of Jean & Howard Lipman, 2016

The Brass Family 1929 Brass wire and painted wood 170.2 × 104.5 × 22.5 cm Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Gift of the artist Accession number: 69.255

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Totem Pole 1929 Wood 165.7 x 21 x 12.1 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Two Acrobats 1930 Bronze, wood, and paint 29.8 x 16.8 x 7 cm Calder Foundation, New York

John Graham c. 1931 Wire 30.5 x 20.3 x 22.9 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Tumbler on Swing 1931 Pen and ink on paper Sheet (Irregular): 77.5 x 57.2 cm Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Gift of Howard and Jean Lipman Accession number: 81.23.4

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Sir Roger L'Estrange (translator) England 1616-1704 Alexander Calder (illustrator) American 1898–1976 Fables of Aesop According to Sir Roger L'Estrange, with Fifty Drawings by Alexander Calder Published by Harrison of Paris, Paris, 1931 Calder Foundation, New York

Two Acrobats 1932 Pen and ink on paper 54.8 × 75.4 cm Gift of Howard and Jean Lipman Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Accession number: 80.50.1a-b

James Johnson Sweeney (author) American 1900-86 Alexander Calder (illustrator) American 1898–1976 Three Young Rats and Other Rhymes Published by Curt Valentin, New York, 1944 Calder Foundation, New York

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (author) English 1772–1834 Alexander Calder (illustrator) American 1898–1976 Rime of the Ancient Mariner Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1946 Calder Foundation, New York

Jean-Paul Sartre 1947 Ink on paper 20.3 x 14.9 cm Calder Foundation, New York

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Richard Wilbur (compiler) American 1921-2017 Alexander Calder (illustrator) American 1898–1976 A Bestiary Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1955 Calder Foundation, New York

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SECTION 2

Untitled 1930 Oil on canvas 53.7 x 81.3 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Untitled 1930 Oil on canvas 81.3 x 60 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Object with Red Ball 1931 Wood, sheet metal, rod, wire, and paint 155.6 x 97.8 x 31.1 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Alexander S. C. Rower

Big Black Disc 1931-1932 Ink on paper 48.4 x 63.3 cm Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981 Accession number: 86.727

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Half-circle, Quarter-circle, and Sphere 1932 Painted metal and wood with motor 194.6 x 90.2 x 63.5 cm Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation Accession number: 69.258

Untitled 1932 Ink on paper 58.4 x 78.1 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Space Tunnel 1932 Watercolor and ink on paper 57.8 x 77.5 cm Calder Foundation, New York

The Planet 1933 Ink on paper 54.9 x 74.9 cm Calder Foundation, New York

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Starfish 1934 Wood, rod, string, and wire 221 x 144.8 x 144.8 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Black Frame 1934 Wood, sheet metal, tubing, rod, wire and paint, with motor 94 x 94 x 61 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Tightrope 1936 Wood, wire, rod, lead, and paint 115.6 x 69.9 x 351.8 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Holton Rower

Blue Panel 1936 Plywood, sheet metal, rod, wire, string, and paint 167.3 x 92.1 x 9 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Alexander S. C. Rower

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White Panel 1936 Plywood, sheet metal, tubing, wood, rod, wire, string, and paint 214.6 x 119.4 x 129.5 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Devil Fish 1937 Sheet metal, bolts, and paint 172.7 x 162.6 x 119.4 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Hollow Egg 1939 Wire and paint 137.2 x 100.3 x 96.8 cm The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. Gift in memory of Betty Milton a close friend of Louisa Calder, 2018

Constellation with Two Pins 1943 Wood, wire and paint 61 x 44.5 x 43.2 cm Calder Foundation, New York

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Constellation with Red Knife 1943 Wood, wire, paint 48.5 x 53.3 x 38.1 cm Collection of Jon Shirley

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SECTION 3

Little Spider c. 1940 Painted sheet metal and wire 111.1 x 127 x 139.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Gift of Mr. And Mrs. Klaus G. Perls Accession number: 1996.120.18

Red Disc and Gong 1940 Wood, canvas, sheet metal, string, rod, and paint 157.5 x 171.1 x 7 cm (243.8 cm allover height including hanging string) Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Holton Rower

Aluminum Leaves, Red Post 1941 Painted sheet metal 154.3 x 103.5 x 108 cm The Lipman Family Foundation Accession number: T.1996.7

Fish 1944 Metal, paint, wire, plastic, wood, glass, and ceramic 41.3 x 122.2 x 11.4 cm Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972 Accession number: 66.785

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Untitled 1946 Gouache and ink on paper 75.1 x 110.7 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Untitled 1947

Gouache and ink on paper

57.6 x 83.8 cm

Calder Foundation, New York

Parasite 1947 Sheet metal, wire, and paint 104.1 x 172.7 x 71.1 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised gift of Holton Rower

Gamma 1947 Painted sheet metal and steel wire 147.3 x 213.3 x 91.4 cm Collection of Jon Shirley

Snow Flurry III 1948 Metal 134.6 x 228.6 cm Portland Museum of Art, Maine Anonymous gift Accession number: 1990.31

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Jacaranda 1949 Wire and sheet metal with oil paint 345 x 300 cm in diameter National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Acquired in 1977 Accession number: 18812

Performing Seal 1950 Sheet metal, paint, and steel wire 83.8 x 58.4 x 91.4 cm Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Leonard and Ruth Horwich Family Loan Accession number: EL1995.7

Triple Gong 1951 Painted steel, painted wire, and brass 78.7 x 172.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Gift of Mr. And Mrs. Klaus G. Perls Accession number: 1996.120.27

Sumac II 1952 Sheet metal, wire, and paint 74.3 × 121.9 × 88.9 cm Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gift of Mr. And Mrs. Frederick S. Seacrest Accession number: N-529.1979

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Red Mobile 1956 Painted sheet metal, metal rods 124.5 cm x 274.3 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest Accession number: 1960.1235

Four Black Bottoms and Six Reds 1957 Painted sheet metal, metal rods Diam.: 366 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest Accession number: 1960.1234

Twenty-nine Discs 1958 Sheet metal, paint, and wire 122.9 x 91.4 cm on base Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972 Accession Number: 72.52

Black: Seventeen Dots 1959 Sheet metal, paint, and steel wire 96.5 x 122 cm diameter Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Leonard and Ruth Horwich Family Loan Accession number: EL1995.9

Chock 1972 Metal coffee containers, brass wire, steel wire, paint 61.3 x 61.6 x 68.6 cm Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Gift of the artist Accession number: 72.55a-b

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SECTION 4

Black Beast [maquette] 1939 Sheet metal and paint 53.3 x 71.1 x 43.2 cm Calder Foundation, New York Promised Gift of Alexander S. C. Rower

Black Beast 1940 Sheet metal, bolts, and paint 261.6 x 414 x 199.4 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Snake on Arch 1944 Bronze 111.8 x 71.1 x 45.7 cm Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Anna R. and Frank M. Hall Charitable Trust Accession number: H-285.1945

The Helices 1944 Bronze 80 x 79.4 x 61 cm Calder Foundation, New York

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Black Mobile with Holes 1954 Sheet metal, wire, and paint 223.5 x 243.8 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Molluscs 1955 Oil on plywood 76.2 x 101.6 cm Calder Foundation, New York

São Paulo 1955 Oil on plywood 121.9 x 135.9 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Santos 1956 Oil on plywood 86 x 115.6 cm Calder Foundation, New York

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Funghi Neri 1957 Sheet metal, bolts, and paint 284.8 x 231.1 x 182.8 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Southern Cross [maquette] 1963 Sheet metal, wire, and paint 81.3 x 78.7 x 43.2 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Object in Five Planes [maquette] 1964 Sheet metal and paint 47.1 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Two Discs II [maquette] c. 1965 Sheet metal and paint 47 x 50.8 x 38.1 cm Calder foundation, New York

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Three discs (maquette) 1966 Sheet metal and wire 75.6 x 85.1 x 50.8 cm Calder Foundation, New York Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011

Crossed Blades (maquette) 1967 Sheet metal and paint 53.34 x 55.25 x 45.72 cm Calder Foundation, New York

Flamingo (maquette) 1972 Riveted and painted aluminum 39.8 x 46 x 25.4 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. Transfer from the General Services Administration Accession number: 1980.49.3