ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail1.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail2.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail3.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail4.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail5.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail6.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail7.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail8.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER - Rouge Mouille Alexander Calder's Rouge Mouille (Wet Red) features a background of red circles, some dispersing like explosions, creating a sense of energetic expansion, and others running downward as if streaming trails of a firework display. This animated backdrop is adorned with numerous opaque round balls, predominantly black, but interspersed with striking blue, red, and subtle yellow spheres. The strategic placement of the colorful spheres against the explosive reds captures the awe and spectacle of a fireworks show, transforming the painting into a visual metaphor for this dazzling and celebratory event. The artwork resonates with excitement and vibrancy, encapsulating its ephemeral beauty in a static medium.](/Art_Images/Large/alexander_calder_rouge_mouille_41241_detail9.jpg)
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, ParisPrivate Collection, 1974
Exhibition
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, Calder, 8 July–15 October 1965, originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, no. 292. Work only shown in Paris.Galerie Jan Krugier & Cie, Geneva, Alexander Calder, 9 June–30 July 1966
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, Calder, 2 April–31 May 1969
Crane Gallery, London, Calder: Oils, Gouaches, Mobiles and Tapestries, 5 March–1 May 1992
Literature
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, Cald...More...er, 8 July–15 October 1965, originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, no. 292, pg. 53 in text.Galerie Jan Krugier & Cie, Geneva, Alexander Calder, 9 June–30 July 1966. no. 30 in text
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, Calder, 2 April–31 May 1969, no. 224, pg.78 in text
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