Necklace (The Jealous Husband)
During his lifetime, Calder created 1,800 pieces of jewelry, most between 1933 and 1952. Many were made for family members or friends and given away on special occasions. This necklace was made by hammering brass wire into flat strips and then fashioning them into a decorative linear design that relates directly to his early wire portraits.
Artwork Details
- Title: Necklace (The Jealous Husband)
- Artist: Alexander Calder (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1898–1976 New York)
- Date: 1940
- Medium: Brass wire
- Dimensions: 14 1/2 × 17 × 12 3/4 in., 0.7 lb. (36.8 × 43.2 × 32.4 cm, 335.662g)
- Classification: Jewelry
- Credit Line: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006
- Object Number: 2006.32.6
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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