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
Cercles
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An artwork by Alexander Calder. "Cercles" is an abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blues, and blacks by Post-War, American artist Alexander Calder. T...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Alexander Calder Art
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Ink, Gouache
Directions
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Directions" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, yellows, and oranges by artist Alexander Calder...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Alexander Calder Art
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Ink, Gouache
Lo Oscuro Invade
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. It is initialed by Calder, signed by Carlos Franqui and numbered in pencil, from an edition of 500. Franqui was a Cuban author and po...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Color, Lithograph
Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles V)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles V)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph
Title: Stabiles V, Derriere le Miroir #141
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #1...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder lithograph (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1975 from Derrière le miroir:
Lithograph in colors; 15 x 22 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition; contains center fold-line as originally issued; very well preserved.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
From: Derrière le miroir Printed in France c. 1975. Looks excellent 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.
Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his invention of the kinetic sculptures known as mobiles. Calder also produced a variety of two-dimensional artworks including lithographs, paintings, and tapestries as seen in his Butterfly (1970). “My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses, and movement,” the artist once said. Born on August 22, 1898 in Lawnton, PA, Calder turned to art in the 1920s, studying drawing and painting under George Luks and Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League in New York. Calder moved to Paris to continue his studies in 1926, where he was introduced to the European avant-garde through performances of his Cirque Calder (1926–1931). “I was very fond of the spatial relations,” he said of his interest in the circus. “The whole thing of the—the vast space—I’ve always loved it.” With these performances, along with his wire sculptures, Calder attracted the attention of such notable figures as Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Fernand Léger. Notably, it was his friend Duchamp that coined the term mobile—a pun in French meaning both “motion” and “motive”—during a visit to Calder’s Paris studio in 1931. His earliest mobiles moved by motors, but Calder soon abandoned these mechanics and designed pieces that moved by air currents or human interaction. Over the course of seven decades, along with his mobiles, he also produced paintings, monumental outdoor sculptures, works on paper, domestic objects, and jewelry. The artist lived in both Roxbury, CT, and Saché, France, before his death on November 11, 1976 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Tate Gallery in London.
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By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Red and Black Spiral" 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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Tornado in Space
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Alexander Calder. "Tornado in Space" is a Post-War abstract drawing, ink on paper in black and white by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is signed in the lower right...
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Plate 4, from Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph
Title: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 4)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
Year: 1963
Edition: Unnumbered
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
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Potpourri en Ciel
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Potpourri en Ciel
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition: 90, plus proofs
Size: 29...
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Damier, Abstract Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976)
Title: Damier from Derriere Le Miroir
Year: 1966
Medium: Lithograph
Size: 14.5 x 10.5 in. (36.83 x 26.67 cm)
Frame Size: 23 x 19 inches
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Plate 4 (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Plate 4 (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph in colors
Title: Plate 4
Portfolio: Derriere le...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
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"Maeght Editeur, " Original Color Lithograph Poster signed by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Maeght Editeur" is an original color lithograph poster signed by Alexander Calder. This poster was for an exhibit on Alexander Calder's work in Paris, France. It depicts a black tre...
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1970s Post-Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
"Stabile with Red Sun Galerie Maeght, " Original Lithograph Poster by A. Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Stabile with Red Sun Galerie Maught" is an original color lithograph by Alexander Calder. The Stabile is a black topsy-turvy statue taking up most of the piece. A red sun sits to th...
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1970s Post-Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
The Oval Spiral
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "The Oval Spiral" is a Post-War, geometric abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds and blacks by artist Alexander Calder. T...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Alexander Calder Art
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Tracks
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Tracks" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, and yellows by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Alexander Calder Art
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"Rire jaune" 1976 signed gouache and ink on paper artwork by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Gouache and ink on paper artwork of horses by Alexander Calder framed under glass in gold leaf frame. Signed and dated "Calder 76" in lower right corner....
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder Mid Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 1960s Alexander Calder Lithograph double page part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1966. No. 156. Text on verso. Unsigned from an unknown edition. Presented in black mat with red core. Mat size: 20"H x 24"W. Image size: 15"H x 22"W.
American artist Alexander Calder changed the course of modern art by developing an innovative method of sculpting, bending, and twisting wire to create three-dimensional “drawings in space.” Resonating with the Futurists and Constructivists, as well as the language of early nonobjective painting, Calder’s mobiles (a term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1931 to describe his work) consist of abstract shapes made of industrial materials––often poetic and gracefully formed and at times boldly colored––that hang in an uncanny, perfect balance. His complex assemblage Cirque Calder (1926–31), which allowed for the artist’s manipulation of its various characters presented before an audience, predated Performance Art by some 40 years. Later in his career, Calder devoted himself to making outdoor monumental sculptures...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder Mid Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 1960s Alexander Calder Lithograph double page part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1966. No. 156. Text on verso. Unsigned, from an unknown edition. Presented in black mat with red core. Mat size: 20"H x 24"W. Image size: 15"H x 22"W.
American artist Alexander Calder changed the course of modern art by developing an innovative method of sculpting, bending, and twisting wire to create three-dimensional “drawings in space.” Resonating with the Futurists and Constructivists, as well as the language of early nonobjective painting, Calder’s mobiles (a term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1931 to describe his work) consist of abstract shapes made of industrial materials––often poetic and gracefully formed and at times boldly colored––that hang in an uncanny, perfect balance. His complex assemblage Cirque Calder (1926–31), which allowed for the artist’s manipulation of its various characters presented before an audience, predated Performance Art by some 40 years. Later in his career, Calder devoted himself to making outdoor monumental sculptures...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Cover of Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph
Title: Cover (Derriere le Miroir #141)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
Year: 1963
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: ...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
The Large Pyramids
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph in color.
Signed and inscribed "EA" in pencil, lower margin.
A fine artist's proof impression of this large lithograph with strong colors; aside from the edit...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
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
Year: 1973
Edition: Unnumbered
Sheet Size: 22" x 15"
Image Size: 22" x 1...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Plate 3 (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Plate 3 (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph in colors
Title: Plate 3
Portfolio: Derriere le M...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Cover (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Cover (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph in colors
Title: Plate 1
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #212
Year: 1975
Edition:...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Plate 1, from Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Plate 1
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1963
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Sheet Size: 15" ...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Spirals and Forms
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
Color lithograph on wove paper
Condition: In Excellent condition
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Plate 7 (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Plate 7 (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph in colors
Title: Plate 7
Portfolio: Derriere le M...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 lithograph created in 1976
Unsigned.
Unnumbered from an edition of presumably large size.
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Source: Lithogra...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Framed
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Source: Derrière le m...
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Presenza Grafica
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Large, scarce limited edition color aquatint by Alexander Calder, from a limited edition of 90. Signed by Calder and numbered in pencil. Printed and published by 2RC Edizioni d'Art...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Pennants
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
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Lithograph
Santa Claus : Figures with Canes - Original Handsigned Etching
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976)
Santa Claus : Figures with Canes, 1974
Original Etching
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum
51 cm x 66 cm (c. 20,1 x 25,9 inch)
Very good condition
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1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derrière le miroir"
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derriere le Miroir"Behind the Mirror
1976
Condition: Good Condition
Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°141, 1...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Caracol
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 75
Signed and numbered in pencil
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Sun and Sea
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
Color Lithograph
Excellent Condition
Framed
Perfect for your beach home!
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20th Century Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Porfolio Calder retrospektive (Maeght Zurich).
By Alexander Calder
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Calder retrospektive
(Maeght Zurich)
Portfolio non paginé
26 pages
c.giedion welcker (auteur)
Maeght (éditeur)
1973
Contient 4 lithographies couleur don...
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1970s Alexander Calder Art
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Paper
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derrière le miroir"
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derriere le Miroir"Behind the Mirror
1976
Framed
Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°141, 1976
Alexander Cald...
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"Derriere Le Miroir, " Catalog with Five Original Lithographs by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Derriere Le Miroir" is an original portfolio of lithographs and text by Alexander Calder. The artist signed the portfolio on the last page. This is edition number 146/150 of the del...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976
Alexander Cald...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Framed
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976
Alexand...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
Original lithographs produced in 1976
Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
2 Original lithographs on the same paper (recto/verso, on both paper sides) produced in 1976
Conditions: Good Conditions
D...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Santa Claus : Three Figures - Original Handsigned Etching
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976)
Santa Claus : Three Figures, 1974
Original Etching
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum Arches
50.5 cm x 66 cm (c. 19,7 x 25,9 inch)
Excellent condition
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1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Etching
Santa Claus : Two Men - Original Handsigned Etching
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976)
Santa Claus : Two Men, 1974
Original Etching
Handsigned in pencil
On Arches vellum 50.5 cm x 66 cm (c. 19,7 x 25,9 inch)
Excellent condition
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1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Etching
Cover, from Derriere le Miroir #156
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Cover (Derriere le Miroir #156)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1966
Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Sheet Size: 15" x 11"
I...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Framed
Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm
Source: Derrière le m...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Framed
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976
Alexand...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Two Acrobats from Derriere le Miroir, Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976)
Title: Two Acrobats from Derriere le Miroir
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph
Size: 15 in. x 11 in. (38.1 cm x 27.94 cm)
Frame Size: 23 x...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Red and Blue Spirals
By Alexander Calder
Located in Missouri, MO
Red and Blue Spirals
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Signed in Pencil Lower Right
Numbered 59/150 in Pencil Lower Left
26 x 37 inches
35.5 x 46 inches with frame
One of Amer...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Color, 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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Magie Eolienne (Fleurs)
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 75. Signed and inscribed "EC" in pencil. Printed by Maeght, Paris. Published by Société Int...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Flying Colors for Braniff Airlines, Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder (after) (American, 1898-1976)
Title: Flying Colors for Braniff Airlines
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate
Size: 20 in. x 26 in. (50.8 cm x 6...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Sky Swirl
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: "Swirl"
from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines
Year: 1974
Signed in Plate
Dimensions: 26" x 20"
Sold unframed
This is an origi...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), 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
Birds Nest
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
Nid d'oiseau (Bird's Nest), 1968
Hand-signed
Lithograph in colors
29.5 x 43 inches
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
Red Boomerang - Screen Print by Alexander Calder - 1961
By Alexander Calder
Located in Roma, IT
Alexander Calder, Red Boomerang, Silkscreen on BFK Rives Paper, 1961.
Edition of 300.
Hand signed and numbered 143/300 in pencil.
cm 45.5 x 56.5 cm
Very good condition, except fo...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Screen
Prelude to the Man Eater, A03849
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Prelude to the Man Eater, A03849" is a mobile sculpture made of sheet metal, wire, and paint by Alexander Calder. The work is signed with the artist's monogram on the uppermost element, "CA". The overall size is 59 x 42 x 18 inches.
This work is a study for "Man-Eater With Pennant", part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The work is also represented in "Sketches for Mobiles: Prelude to Man-Eater; Starfish; Octopus", that is in the permanent collection of the Harvard Fogg Museum.
Alexander Calder was a key figure in the development of abstract sculpture and is renowned for his groundbreaking work in kinetic art; he is one of the most influential artists of the Twentieth Century. "Prelude to Maneater" is a delicately balanced standing sculpture that responds to air currents, creating a constantly changing and dynamic visual experience.
Calder's Stabiles were a result of his continuous experimentation with materials, form, and balance. This Stabile is a historically significant prelude to a larger work commissioned in 1945 by Alfred Barr, the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
"Prelude to Maneater" is designed to be viewed from multiple angles, and encourages viewers to walk around and interact with it. Work by Calder can be found in esteemed private collections, and the collections of major museums worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Tate Gallery in London among others.
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Galerie Internazionale, Milan
Arnold Herstand...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Metal, Wire
UNTITLED
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
This work of art is a lithograph on paper featuring abstract geometric shapes in primary colors.
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20th Century Abstract Alexander Calder Art
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Lithograph
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022American artist Alexander Calder is best known for his work in sculpture, particularly his monumental sculptures and innovative ‘mobiles’ in the tradition of kinetic art. Shop a collection of authentic Alexander Calder pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- Where is Alexander Calder’s art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Alexander Calder’s artwork has found its home in many museums and art galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum. Shop a selection of Alexander Calder’s 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.
Shop authentic Alexander Calder prints, sculptures and other art from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The term ‘mobile’, which was coined by Marcel Duchamp, was used to describe Alexander Calder’s work, as Calder’s sculptures often moved with the help of motors or wind. ‘Mobiles’ was a French pun which meant ‘motion’. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from Alexander Calder.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are several interpretations of how to describe the characteristics of Alexander Calder’s sculptures. Some say they are abstract, with life-like elements, others say they are flat, simplified shapes that intersect at opposing angles. See the magic for yourself — shop a selection of Alexander Calder pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 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 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.
- 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, 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 ExpertMay 3, 2024Alexander Calder mostly made sculptures, although he also worked in printmaking, painting, performance and other media. He is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. Some of his most famous works include Cirque Calder, A Universe, Josephine Baker (III), Mobile (Arc of Petals), Devil Fish, Romulus and Remus and Fish. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Alexander Calder art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Alexander Calder is best known for his sculptures. He produced large, playful freestanding and hanging works in vibrant colors. Examples include Mobile-Stabile, Lobster Trap and Fish Tail and Flying Dragon. On 1stDibs, you can shop a selection of Alexander Calder art.
- 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 ExpertMay 3, 2024The art movement that Alexander Calder was connected to was kinetic art. The term refers to art that moves or has the appearance of movement. With their ability to sway and turn once suspended, Calder's mobiles are often referenced as examples of kinetic art. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Alexander Calder art.
- 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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