“Homage to Ben Shahn”

Size	99,1 x 64,8 cm
Year	1970
Medium	Lithograph
Publisher	Kennedy Graphics, New York
Printer	Mourlot, New York
Price	700 euro

As a tribute to Ben Shahn, Calder created this original lithographic poster. Ben Shahn, a Lithuanian-born American artist, was a close friend of Calder's, and the two were part of a tight group of writers and artists in New York after World War II. This print is an example of a two-dimensional work where Calder, just as he would in one of his mobiles, gives a sense that the shapes are randomly arranged in space by chance.