BMW ART CAR Alexander Calder BMW 3.0 CSL, 1975 - 1/18

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BMW ART CAR Alexander Calder BMW 3.0 CSL, 1975

The BMW 3.0 CSL, with which Alexander Calder laid the foundation for the Art Car Collection in 1975, was also one of his last works of art before his death. As a sculptor who normally develops his own forms, Calder succeeded in detaching himself from the formal structure of racing cars and giving them his own unmistakable touch by painting them. As with his sculptures and mobiles, he used intense colours and gracefully curved surfaces, which he spread generously over the wings, bonnet and roof.

Born in Philadelphia in 1898, Alexander Calder began his career as an engineer before following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather as a sculptor. Attracted by art and technology in equal measure, he developed his very own form of sculpture; his constructions are huge, yet light and floating. He became famous for his abstract mobiles, which were hailed by critics as the most innovative American sculptures of the 20th century. He died in New York in 1976 at the age of 78.

Minichamps has produced the BMW ART CAR Alexander Calder BMW 3.0 CSL in this 1:18 scale version.
Item number: BBR182221-4-1