Animal sketching

Publié à New York en 1926, Animal Sketching est le premier livre d'Alexander Calder. Éclairage essentiel de son oeuvre à venir, ce manuel abondamment illustré sur la manière de dessiner les animaux est aussi un manifeste témoignant de l'importance du mouvement chez Calder. L'édition originale de 1926 est ici reproduite en fac-similé.

Published in New York in 1926, Animal Sketching was the first book by Alexander Calder. An important insight into his work to come, this abundantly illustrated manual, showing how to draw animals, is also a manifesto testifying to the importance of movement for Calder. The original edition from 1926 has been reproduced here in facsimile.