Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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
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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Offset
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 Prints and Multiples
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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:
Lithograph in colors; 15 x 22 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition; contains center fold-line as originally issued; well-preseved.
Unsig...
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1960s Pop Art Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Une Famille de la Bas
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Calder, Alexander
Title: Une Famille de la Bas
Series: Derriere le Miroir
Date: 1975
Medium: Lithograph
Framed Dimensions: 27" x 34.5"
Signature: Pencil signed
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1970s Kinetic Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere Le Miroir-Page 11
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derriere Le Miroir-Page 11
Color lithograph, 1973
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 201, January 1973
Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris
Printer: L’Imprimerie Arte, Ad...
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1970s French School Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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.
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Color, Lithograph
Card Players (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Card Players (Derriere le Miroir # 212)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph in colors
Title: Card Players
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #212
Year: 1...
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1970s Post-Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Couleurs au Choix
By Alexander Calder
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Couleurs au Choix
Size: 24 x 30 Inches
Medium: Lithograph
Edition: of 75
Year: 1970
Notes: Hand signed and numbered by the Artist in pencil. Artw...
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1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Alexander Calder
Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige)
1963
Lithograph in colors
Plate 7, from Derriere le Miroir #141
Unsigned
With the central fold, as issued
Edition of unknown
Sheet...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere Le Miroir No. 201, Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere Le Miroir No. 201, Untitled
Single Lithograph from the Derriere le Miroir No. 201 publication.
Unsigned and unnumbered from an edition of p...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1959
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 113, 1959
Publisher: Editions Pierre a Feu
Editor: A. Maeght
Small edition as it appeared in the ma...
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1950s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Sun and Pyramids, 1973
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Sun and Pyramids, 1973
Lithograph in colors
29.5 x 43.5 inches
Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 150 copies
Unframed
Alexander Calder was born in Philadelphia (United State...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere Le Miroir No. 201, Cover
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere Le Miroir No. 201, Cover
One page Lithograph from the Derriere le Miroir No. 201 publication.
Unsigned and unnumbered from an edition of pre...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned (as issued)
From:Derriere le Miroir, Volume 141
Large unsigned edition
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Published by Aime Maeght, Paris
Condition: C...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Spirale Nebula
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this large color lithograph on Arches. Signed and numbered 94/100 in pencil by Calder. Printed and published by Mourlot, Paris.
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Color, 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 ...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled (Plate 2) DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 2) DLM
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned and unnumbered (as issued)
From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141
Published by A. Maeght, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Note...
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1960s American Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Grey Ellipse from Our Unfinished Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Grey Ellipse, 1975 - from Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet
Published by Alba Editions, New York, and printed by Mourlot, Pa...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Le Bateau Lavoir (The Laundry Boat)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Le Bateau Lavoir (The Laundry Boat)
Year: 1969
Medium: Lithograph
Edition: 73/75
Numbered 73/75 in pencil, lower margin ...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Homage to Ben Shahn
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Alexander Calder
Homage to Ben Shahn
Color lithograph on Arches, 1971.
995x625 mm; 39 1/2x24 1/2 inches (sheet), full margins.
Signed and numbered 100/100 in pencil, lower margin. ...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere le Miroir #173
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere le Miroir #173
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1968
Edition: Unnumbered
Sheet Size: 15" x 11"
Image Size: 15" x 1...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Papoose
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Papoose
Medium: Color Lithograph
Year: 1969
Dimensions: 28 x 43 in
Signed "Calder" lower right. Numbered 9/75
Published by Maeght, Paris
Condition: Ex...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1966
Unsigned as issued
From:Derriere le Miroir, Volume 156
Large unsigned edition
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Published by Aime Maeght, Paris
Condition: Usu...
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1960s American Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled, 1947
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
“Untitled, 1947” (from Le Surrealisme)
Signed in the plate, lower left
Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Sheet Size: 9 7/16 x 8" (24 x 20.3 cm...
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1940s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Red and Blue Spheres, from Derriere le Miroir #201
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Red and Blue Spheres
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #201
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1973
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 21 1/2" x 17 1/2"
Sheet Size: 15...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Four Great Pyramids
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Signed: Calder (Lower, Right)
“Four Great Pyramids”, 1970
Lithograph in Colors on Arches Paper
Sheet Size: 30” x 43”
Numbered: Hand signed and ...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Discs and Spirals
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Signed: Calder (Lower, Right)
Discs and Spirals, 1970
Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Sheet Size: 26” x 38”
Numbered: Numbered from an editi...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Seahorse
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Seahorse, 1975
Signed and numbered in pencil
Color lithograph
29.5 x 21.25 inches
Edition 100 of 125
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere le Miroir #221
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere le Miroir #221
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #221
Medium: Lithograph in colors
Date: 1975
Edition: Unnumbered
Sheet Size: 15" x 11"
Image Siz...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere Le Miroir No. 173, Cover
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere Le Miroir No. 173, Cover
Lithograph from the Derriere le Miroir No. 173 publication.
Unsigned and unnumbered from an edition of presumably la...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Elephants, from Our Unfinished Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Elephants, 1975 - from Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet
Published by Alba Editions, New York, and printed by Mourlot, Paris...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Seascape
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
“Seascape”, 1974
Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Signed: Calder (Lower, Right)
Sheet Size: 39 3/5 × 28 in
Marked “EA”, apart from an editio...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Spider's Nest
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Spider's Nest, 1975
Signed: Calder (Lower, Right)
Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Sheet Size: 29 1/2" × 43"
Numbered: XIX/L in Roman Numeral...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Bonnet Phrygien et Barre de Fer
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Bonnet Phrygien et Barre de Fer (Phrygian Cap and Iron Bar), 1974
Lithograph in colors on Chiffon de Mandeure paper, with full margins, framed
Maeght Editeur, Paris
29.5 x 43.3 inche...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Spirale Nebula
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Spirale Nebula, 1970
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
29.5 x 43.3 inches
Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 100 copies
Professionally framed
Alex...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere le Miroir #221
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere le Miroir #221
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #221
Medium: Lithograph in colors
Year: 1975
Edition: Unnumbered
Sheet Size: 15" x 11"
Image Siz...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder -- Derriere Le Miroir, 1975
By Alexander Calder
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alexander Calder
Derriere Le Miroir, 1975
7 original lithographs with text in French and additional photographs of Calder and his sculpture work.
Hand Signed
Edition number 55/150
F...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Archival Paper
Alexander Calder - L’albero Del Bene E Del Male - Hand-Signed Lithography, 1975
By Alexander Calder
Located in Varese, IT
Alexander Calder ( 1898 - 1976 ) - L’albero del bene e del male - hand-signed lithography, 1975
Additional information:
Material: color lithography on paper
Edited in 1975
Limited e...
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20th Century Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Lithograph
1970s Alexander Calder poster (Calder Braniff Airlines 1976)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Braniff Airlines poster 1976:
Medium: Offset lithograph.
Dimensions: 23 x 33 inches.
An original 1st printing in very good overall vi...
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1970s Pop Art Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Offset
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 Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
"Lion Tamer" framed signed lithograph by Alexander Calder. Edition EA of 100.
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Lion Tamer" lithograph by Alexander Calder. Hand-lettered EA in lower left front corner. Hand-signed Calder in lower right front corner. From an ed...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Le Chevalier (Knight)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Le Chevalier (Knight), 1968
Lithograph on Chiffon de Mandeure paper
Maeght Editeur, Paris
31.25 x 23.62 inches
Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 90 copies
Framed (not ...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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- 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.
- 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 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 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.
- 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 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 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 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 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.
- 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.
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