Perhaps no artist has a larger presence at the National Gallery than Alexander Calder. His monumental mobile, commissioned for the opening of the East Building, has become nearly as iconic as the building itself.
This gallery boasts the world’s largest display of works by Calder, one of the most celebrated artists of the postwar era. The immersive space features more than 40 sculptures and paintings, including 19 long-term loans from the Calder Foundation. These works capture the full range of Calder’s work over five decades: figurative and abstract, large and small. See everything from early paintings and imposing stabiles to spindly Constellations and Towers that climb the walls.
