Alexander Calder Art
American, 1898-1976
The American sculptor Alexander Calder is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling.
Because Calder's parents, both artists themselves, did not want him to suffer the hardships of trying to make a living in art, they encouraged the young Calder to study mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He worked a number of jobs, including as a hydraulic engineer and draftsman for the New York Edison Company, before deciding to pursue an artistic career. He never abandoned his engineering background, however, applying his understanding of gears and moving parts in all his artworks, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract sculptures, called stabiles.
In 1926, Calder moved to Paris and established a studio in the Montparnasse quarter. He began creating the many parts of his famous miniature circus from found materials, such as wire, string, cloth, rubber and cork. Designed to be transportable, Cirque grew to fill five suitcases over the years. Always interested in putting forms in motion, Calder also pioneered a new art form called wire sculptures, which he described as “drawings in space.” Like his famous mobiles, the wire sculptures were suspended so that they turned with any movement of the air, presenting different forms when viewed from different angles.
In the 1950s, Calder returned to his roots in mechanical engineering, creating monumental abstract sculptures that verged on the architectural. He worked from loose gestural drawings like this preparatory sketch for his Man Stabile, from 1966. Throughout his career, he also worked as a set designer for the theater, as well as an illustrator and printmaker, producing vibrant, whimsical drawings for books and journals.
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Artist: Alexander Calder
Woman with Square Umbrella
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture in wood depicting a woman holding an umbrella. "Woman with Square Umbrella" by Post War artist Alexander Calder is signed underneath, "Calder." "Woman with a Square Umbre...
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1920s Post-War Alexander Calder Art
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Wood
Alexander Calder lithograph derrière le miroir (1960s Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir:
Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition; well-preseved.
Unsigned from an edition of u...
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1960s Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Boomerang
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Boomerang, 1974
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper
Published by Transworld Art, New York, printed by Mourlot, Paris
29.5 x 43.3 inches
Signed in the plate, edition of 750 copies
...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
1960's Alexander Calder lithographic cover Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithographic cover c. 1968 from Derrière le miroir:
Lithograph in colors; 11 x 15 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown with crisp bright colors.
Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, c. 1968.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
Looks fantastic framed.
Derrière le miroir:
In October 1945 the French art dealer Aimé Maeght opens his art gallery at 13 Rue de Téhéran in Paris. His beginning coincides with the end of Second World War and the return of a number of exiled artists back to France.
The publication was created in October 1946 (n°1) and published without interruption until 1982 (n°253). Its original articles and illustrations (mainly original color lithographs by the gallery artists) who were famous at the time.
The lithographic publication covered only the artists exhibited by Maeght gallery either through personal or group exhibitions. Among them were, Pierre Alechinsky, Francis Bacon, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Eduardo Chillida, Alberto Giacometti, Vassily Kandinsky, Ellsworth Kelly, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Saul Steinberg and Antoni Tapies.
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Untitled Double Page Illustration for DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Double Page Illustration for DLM
Color lithograph, 1968
Unsigned as issued in DLM
Published in Derriere le Miroir (Behind the Mirror), calle...
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1960s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Calder, Les Fleurs
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Les Fleurs
Year: Circa 1970-1976
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 22.50 x 19.50 inches
Condition: Excellent
Notes: Published by XX...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithograph Derriere le miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original Alexander Calder Three Legged Man Lithograph 1975:
Lithograph in colors. 15 x 11 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
...
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1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Stabiles
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed
Provenance
Calder Estate
Private Collection US
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1960s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Environment and Evolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Environment and Evolution
Artist Proof
Signed in graphite, lower right
Framed
Provenance:
Calder Estate
Swann Galleries
Private Collection US
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1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Handwritten, signed letter
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
Handwritten, signed letter, 1956
Ink on paper: 2 page handwritten and hand signed letter
Hand signed by Calder at the end of the letter on the second page.
Unique
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1950s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Ink, Paper
Circus
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
After Alexander Calder
Circus, 1975
Hand woven jute Maguey fiber tapestry, published by C.A.C. Publications and Bon Art, Guatemala
85 x 56 inches
Woven Signature, Date and Number
...
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1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Tapestry
Escargot
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Escargot Artist Proof
Signed
Provenance:
Calder Estate
Swann Galleries
Private Collection US
Category
1960s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Jeune Fillet et sa suite
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed
Provenance:
Calder Estate
Swann Galleries
Private Collection US
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1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Convection (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Convection (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 ...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Friendship - Alexander Calder from the Flying Colors Collection Signed in Plate
By Alexander Calder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alexander Clader
Friendship
1974
Signed in the plate lower right
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Bestie - Alexander Calder Mint Condition from Flying Colors Collection
By Alexander Calder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Beastie
Year: 1974
Dimensions: 20in. by 26in.
Edition: From the rare limited edition
Suite: The Flying Colors Collection
Medium: Original lithograph o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Beastie, Braniff Flying Colors suite, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
rare Maeght sculpted holiday card 1968 - collectors item mid century modern art
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
rare Maeght sculpted holiday card, 1968
Hand made sculpted paper collage on paper with embossing
Embossed artist's monogram
10 × 7 × 6 1/2 inches
This rare, fold-ou...
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1960s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Homage to Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Homage to Calder
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1975
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 20 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Sheet Size: 12" x 10"
Image Size: 12" x 10"
Signature...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Calder, Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves)
Year: 1976
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 22.75 x 30.75 inches
Condition: Excelle...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Braniff International Airways Flying Colors (five artworks), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title(s): Sky Swirl; Sky Bird; Convection; Beastie; Friendship (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Mediu...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Sky Bird (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Sky Bird (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 in...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 inches
Condit...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sky Swirl (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Sky Swirl (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 i...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder lithograph Derrière le miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir:
Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition; well-preserved.
Unsigned from an edition of u...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.
Signed with the artist’s monogram and dated on the stone lower right CA 74.
A superb impression of the definitive state,...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Cover for DLM No. 173
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cover for DLM No. 173
Color lithograph, 1968
Unsigned as issued in DLM
Published in Derriere le Miroir (Behind the Mirror), called DLM
From: DLM No. 173, published October 1968, whic...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Plate 1) DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 1) DLM
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned and unnumbered (as usual)
From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141
Published by A. Maeght, Paris
Image/sheet size: 14 7/8 x 11 inches...
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1960s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Lithograph Poster by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph poster by Alexander Calder for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), created in 1965. The dynamic composition is signed and dated in the plate.
Exhibition Poste...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Le Noble Chevalier, 1960
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
“Le Noble Chevalier, 1960”
Lithograph in Colors on Velin de Rives paper
Sheet Size: 11” x 16” (27.94 x 40.64 cm)
Printed by Maeght Editeur, Par...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder Roses lithograph (1960s Calder)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1966:
Lithograph in colors; 11 x 15 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
From: Derrière le miroir Publish...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Plate 6, from Derriere Le Miroir #173
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Plate 6
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1968
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Sheet Size: 15" x 11"
Image...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern)
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern), 1972
Lithograph on wove paper with deckled edges. Hand signed and Numbered by Calder...
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1970s Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph, Pencil
McGovern for McGovernment pencil signed & numbered 194/200 political lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
McGovern for McGovernment, 1972
Lithograph on wove paper
Pencil signed and numbered 194/200 on the front
Frame included
In 1972, Alexander Calder was commissioned by...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph, Pencil
Original exhibition poster by Calder at the Théâtre Français de la Danse in 1969
By Alexander Calder
Located in PARIS, FR
The original exhibition poster by Calder at the Théâtre Français de la Danse in 1969 stands as a vibrant testament to the innovative spirit of both the artist and the venue. Created ...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph, Paper, Linen
Derriere le Miroir #201
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere le Miroir #201
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #201
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1973
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Sheet Size:...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marée Basse
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Marée Basse, 1974
Lithograph in Colors on Chiffon de Mandeure paper. Published by Maeght, Paris, with full margins, framed
Sheet Size: 30 x 45 1/4in (76 x 114.8cm)
Signed “HC” (an ho...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Derriere le Miroir #173 (Plate 2)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Lithograph
Title: Derriere le Miroir #173 (Plate 2)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173
Year: 1968
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 22" x 29 1/4"
Shee...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph
From the literary review "XXe Siècle"
1952
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro.
Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
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1950s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Red Sphere on Yellow Ground, mid-century modern abstract lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Beachwood, OH
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Red Sphere on Yellow Ground, c. 1970
Lithograph in colors
Edition: 74/150
22 x 30 inches
37.5 x 29.5 inches, framed
...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
The original limited edition 1965 Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
The original Los Angeles County Museum of Art poster, 1965
Limited Edition vintage Offset Lithograph
32 × 24 3/4 inches 81.3 × 62.9 cm
Edition of 300
This is the OR...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Alexander Calder - Fete de L’Humanite - HAND SIGNED
By Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sku: MI1151-B
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Fete de L’Humanite
Year: 1969
Signed: Yes
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 32 x 22.5 inches ( 81.28 x 57.15 cm )
Image Size: 32 x 22.5 in...
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1960s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Skybird, from Flying Colors
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Skybird
Portfolio: Flying Colors
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1974
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 27" x 33"
Image Size: 20" x 26"
Sheet Size: 20" x 26"...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Vintage 1960's Alexander Calder double-page Lithograph, unsigned, part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by:...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Paper, Ink
Alexander Calder - Spirale Millepiedi - Hand-Signed Lithography, 1972
By Alexander Calder
Located in Varese, IT
Alexander Calder ( 1898 - 1976 ) - Spirale millepiedi - hand-signed lithography, 1972
Additional information:
Material: color lithography on paper
Edited in 1972
Limited edition in ...
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20th Century Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
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Paper, Lithograph
Fiesta, c. 1973, red, yellow & blue figurative abstract lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Beachwood, OH
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Fiesta, c. 1973
Lithograph in colors
Signed lower right
Edition: E. A.
20 x 28 inches
35.5 x 37.75 inches, framed
One of America's best known ...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Mois Mondial du Coeur, 1972- Original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alexander Calder
Mois Mondial du Coeur, 1972
Lithograph in colors on BFK Rives
22 1/2 × 30 in 57.2 × 76.2 cm
Edition of 75
MINT CONDITION
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Le Serpent au Cœur (from Mois Mondial du Coeur), 1972 - Original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alexander Calder
Le serpent au cœur (from Mois Mondial du Coeur), 1972
Lithograph in colors on BFK Rives
30 × 22 1/2 in 76.2 × 57.2 cm
Edition of 75
MINT CONDITION
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Derriere Le Miroir-No. 190-Page 9
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derriere Le Miroir-No. 190-Page 9
Color llithograph, 1971
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 190, 1971
Publisher: Aime Maeght, Paris
Printer: L’Imprimerie Arts, Paris...
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1870s French School Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - Late 20th century
By Alexander Calder
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a Lithograph on paper realized in second half of the 20th Century by Alexander Calder.
Very good condition including a white cardboard passpartout (32 x 50 cm).
Alexand...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 6)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 6)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph
Title: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 6)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141
Ye...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Waves (Derriere le Miroir #156)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Waves (Derriere le Miroir 156)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156
Medium: Original lithograph
Date: 1966
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 17 1/4" x 21 ...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - Late 20th century
By Alexander Calder
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a Lithograph on paper realized in second half of 20th Century by Alexander Calder.
Very good condition including a white cardboard passpartout (32 x 50 cm).
Alexander C...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Zigzag Sun and Crags
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Zigzag Sun and Crags" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, and blues by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is signed lower right, "Calder 72...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Alexander Calder Art
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Ink, Gouache
Untitled (Pyramids and Ellipses)
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on cream wove paper. Signed and numbered 100/100 in pencil by Calder.
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Like all meaningful works of art, the mood that best describes American artist Alexander Calder’s sculptures is subject to interpretation. Common descriptors for his abstract work include “playful” or “whimsical.” Calder is best known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. Shop a selection of Alexander Calder pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 3, 2024Alexander Calder invented the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. The revered American sculptor's mobiles were an innovative feat and initially used motors for movement, which he later abandoned for air currents alone. Calder was also a pioneer of wire sculptures. (He was a celebrated modernist printmaker, too, and while jewelry was a secondary métier for him, interest in his wearable art has accelerated in recent years.)
For Calder, the fascinating moment of artistic alchemy comes sometime between his representational canvases of the late 1920s and 1931, the year of his first show of abstract sculpture. Moving to Paris helped spur his creativity, as it did for so many artists and writers. The moment Calder arrived, he began working on one of his most seminal pieces, Cirque Calder (1931), his delightful distillation of the circus into what are essentially three-dimensional line drawings made with wire.
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- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The American sculptor Alexander Calder is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. On 1stDibs, find a variety of vintage Alexander Calder drawings and other sculptures.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The American sculptor Alexander Calder invented the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. His mobiles were an innovative feat and initially used motors for movement, which he later abandoned for air currents alone. Calder was also a pioneer of wire sculptures. Shop a selection of Alexander Calder pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Alexander Calder's mobiles were revolutionary because he largely pioneered the art form of creating hanging sculptures that were able to move freely in response to airflow. Calder was a prolific artist believed to have produced more than 22,000 works during his life. Shop a variety of Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Alexander Calder used many of the elements of art when producing his works. The American sculptor is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. These kinetic pieces use color, shape and space to convey a sense of unity, and the form of the art allows it to interact with its environment. Find a variety of Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024Alexander Calder produced more than 22,000 works of art during his lifetime. The prolific artist made paintings, drawings, prints, tapestries, stage sets, jewelry and other types of art. Some of his most famous pieces include Cirque Calder, Josephine Baker (III), A Universe, Mobile (Arc of Petals) and Devil Fish. Shop a diverse assortment of Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
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