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Galerie Hadjer, From Metal to Wool: Calder’s Tapestries Rise Again

Galerie Hadjer sets Calder’s Tapestries in the spotlight
Alexander Calder, a pioneer of modern art, is gaining renewed recognition for his vibrant textile works. Long overshadowed by his mobiles, his tapestries -created with the Aubusson workshops - are now featured in top museums and international art fairs. At the Norton Museum of Art, Calder’s Art Car was recently shown beneath a monumental tapestry, highlighting his cohesive vision across mediums. The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art also showcases key pieces, affirming the importance of Calder’s textile legacy. Galerie Hadjer, a longtime advocate of Calder’s tapestries, continues to promote their artistic significance at global fairs like Art Basel, TEFAF and BRAFA-Brussels, revealing the bold, graphic beauty of his woven masterpieces.
 

Picture from the Betchler Museum

 
Alexander Calder - ICE RINK , Collection HADJER
 
Picture: Alexander Calder (1898 -1976), Cercle Rouge, 1970, Pinton workshop, Aubusson, France, 120 x 170cm, Provenance: Pinton workshop, Galerie Denise René, Private collection, Belgium. Numbered 5/6, Collection HADJER
 

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ABOUT

Founded in 1966 in Paris in the prestigious district of Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Galerie Hadjer, specialised in the art of antique and modern tapestries, is represented by Emmanuelle and David Hadjer, the third generation. In 2010, they opened the modern and post-war department to offer a collection of the greatest tapestry masters of the twentieth century: Alexander Calder, Le Corbusier, Sonia Delaunay, Alberto Giacometti, Hans Hartung, Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Jesús-Rafael Soto and Victor Vasarely, amongst others. The gallery currently displays pieces of art from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries, chosen with passion and rigour, helps to constitute large private collections, and collaborates with major museums around the world.

Specialisations

Antique and modern tapestries