Alexander Calder

Double Cat

1930

A wooden sculpture of a reclining figure displayed on a white pedestal against a neutral background. The figure is carved with simplified features and elongated limbs, suggesting a stylized human form.

Not on view

Date
1930

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wood

Dimensions
Overall: 6 × 50 3/4 × 6 1/4in. (15.2 × 128.9 × 15.9 cm)

Accession number
69.256

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/2812

Exhibitions

Calder: Hypermobility

June 9–Oct 23, 2017

Installation photography

Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). Clockwise, beginning in bottom left corner: Alexander Calder, Octopus, 1944, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift of Lois Orswell; Alexander Calder, Triple Gong, c. 1948, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Two Spheres, 1931, Calder Foundation, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Red Panel, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Black Lace, c. 1947, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941, The Lipman Family Foundation, long-term loan to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art and by exchange 61.46a-c; Alexander Calder, Parasite, 1947, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Smoke Rings, 1968, Nahmad Collection; Alexander Calder, Fish, 1944, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bequest of Richard S. Zeisler; Alexander Calder, Red Disc and Gong, 1940, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Red, White, Black and Brass, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder; Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1942, Calder Foundation, New York; Snake and the Cross, 1936, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1938, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S.C. Rower ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). From left to right, top to bottom: Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Black Frame, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941, The Lipman Family Foundation, long-term loan to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art and by exchange 61.46a-c; Alexander Calder, Parasite, 1947, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Smoke Rings, 1968, Nahamd Collection; Alexander Calder, Fish, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bequest of Richard S. Zeisler 2007.82 ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). From left to right, top to bottom: Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Black Frame, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art and by exchange 61.46a-c; Alexander Calder, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941, The Lipman Family Foundation, long-term loan to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Alexander Calder, Parasite, 1947, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, The Arches, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, gift of Howard and Jean Lipman 82.44a-e; Alexander Calder, Smoke Rings, 1968, Nahmad Collection ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). Left to right, top to bottom: Alexander Calder, Triple Gong, c. 1948, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Octopus, 1944, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift of Lois Orswell; Alexander Calder, Two Spheres, 1931, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Red Panel, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, Machine motorisée, 1933, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Black Lace, c. 1947, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, The Arches, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, gift of Howard and Jean Lipman 82.44a-e; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art and by exchange 61.46a-c; Alexander Calder, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941, The Lipman Family Foundation, long-term loan to the Whitney Museum of American art, New York; Alexander Calder, Parasite, 1947, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Smoke Rings, 1968, Nahmad Collection; Alexander Calder, Red Disc and Gong, 1940, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Fish, 1944, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bequest of Richard S. Zeisler 2007.82; Alexander Calder, Red, White, Black and Brass, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1942, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Snake and the Cross, 1936, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1938, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, S and Star, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). Center, floor: Alexander Calder, The Arches, 1959, Whitney Museum of American art, New York, gift of Howard and Jean Lipman 82.44a-e. Center, hanging: Alexander Calder, Black Lace, c. 1947, Calder Foundation, New York. Left to right, back to front; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Black Frame, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941, The Lipman Family foundation, long-term loan to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American art and by exchange 61.46a-c; Alexander Calder, Parasite, 1947, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Smoke Rings, 1968, Nahmad Collection; Alexander Calder, Fish, 1944, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bequest of Richard S. Zeisler 2007.82; Alexander Calder, Red, White, Black and Brass, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1942, Calder Foundation, New York ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). Clockwise, starting in bottom right corner: Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). From left to right, back to front: Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). From left to right, back to front: Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Black Frame, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). Clockwise from top left: Alexander Calder, Triple Gong, c. 1948, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Red Disc and Gong, 1940, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, S and Star, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1938, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, Snake and the Cross, 1936, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1942, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Red, White, Black and Brass, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, Fish, 1944, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bequest of Richard S. Zeisler 2007.82; Alexander Calder, Smoke Rings, 1968, Nahmad Collection; Alexander Calder, Parasite, 1947, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art and by exchange 61.46a-c; Alexander Calder, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941, The Lipman Family Foundation, long-term loan to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Red Panel, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Alexander S. C. Rower; Alexander Calder, Machine motorisée, 1933, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Two Spheres, 1931, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Octopus, 1944, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift of Lois Orswell ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). From left to right: Alexander Calder, Myrtle Burl, 1941, Calder Foundation, New York, Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011; Alexander Calder, Square, c. 1934, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Black Frame, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility
Installation view of Calder: Hypermobility (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 9-October 23, 2017). From left to right (standing): Alexander Calder, Black Frame, 1934, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Double Cat, 1930, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 69.256; Alexander Calder, Aspen, 1948, Calder Foundation, New York; Alexander Calder, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941, The Lipman Family Foundation, long term loan to the Whitney Museum of American Art, T.1996.7; Alexander Calder, Parasite, 1947, Calder Foundation, New York, promised gift of Holton Rower; Alexander Calder, Smoke Rings, 1968, Nahmad Collection. From left to right (hanging): Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art and by exchange 61.46a-c; Alexander Calder, Fish, 1944, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bequest of Richard S. Zeisler 2007.82 ©2017 Calder Foundation, New York/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, N.Y. Photograph Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Calder: Hypermobility