Alexander Calder American, 1898-1976 © Calder Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site © Calder Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. Previous slide Next slide Optimistic Curve, 1963 Artwork Details Materials gouache on paper Measurements sheet: 31 x 22 3/4 inches (78.74 x 57.78 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Charles W. Goodyear Fund, 1965 Accession ID 1965:17 More details Inscriptions: signature / lower right / Calder 63 Object Classifications: Paintings Work Type: Gouache (painting) Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Related Content Related Exhibitions {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Contemporary Art: Acquisitions 1962–1965 September 30, 1966–October 30, 1966 Spotlight on the Collection—Artists in Depth: Arp, Miró, Calder March 25, 2011–April 15, 2012 Related Publications {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Contemporary Art — Acquisitions 1962-1965 Related Links {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Other Works by This Artist Previous slide Next slide Conger, 1950 Alexander Calder untitled, ca. 1968 Alexander Calder Balloons, 1973 Alexander Calder Composition in Red & Black, ca. 1969 Alexander Calder Spiral Flowers, ca. 1976 Alexander Calder The Cone, 1960 Alexander Calder Untitled, 1968 Alexander Calder Untitled, 1947 Alexander Calder Harlequin's Dream, 1963 Alexander Calder D, 1972 Alexander Calder Untitled (Magie éolienne VI) from the portfolio Magie Éolienne, 1972 Alexander Calder Black Crescent (also known as Standing Constellation), ca. 1951 Alexander Calder Large Gypsophila on Black Spike, 1951 Alexander Calder The Black Sieve, 1957 Alexander Calder No image available,but we’re working on it La Grande Vitesse, 1969 Alexander Calder No image available,but we’re working on it Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide L'Age d'Airain (Age of Bronze), 1875-1876 (cast executed 1911) Auguste Rodin Notre-Dame, une fin d'après-midi (A Glimpse of Notre Dame in the Late Afternoon), 1902 Henri Matisse Portrait of Jacques-François Desmaisons, 1782 Jacques-Louis David Manaò tupapaú (Spirit of the Dead Watching), 1892 Paul Gauguin The Messenger, 1996 Bill Viola Untitled, 1997 Martin Puryear Divisibilité indéfinie (Indefinite Divisibility), 1942 Yves Tanguy I Think So, 1938 Yasuo Kuniyoshi Piano Piece, 1993 Nam June Paik Related People Alexander Calder