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Was Alexander Calder a Surrealist?
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Most artists consider Alexander Calder to be a Kinetic artist rather than a Surrealist. The American sculptor is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms usually suspended from the ceiling. Calder also pioneered a new art form with wire sculptures, which he described as “drawings in space.” Like his famous mobiles, the wire sculptures were suspended so that they turned with any air movement, presenting different forms when viewed from different angles. Explore a diverse assortment of Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
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Alexander Calder - Our Unfinished Revolution poster Limited Edition of 250, '76
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph poster
Printed signature and date on offset paper
This poster was published in a limited edition of 250 - unnumbered - separate from the lithographic portfolio of...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Alexander Calder, Untitled, from Calder autobiographie, 1972
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1972 album Calder autobiographie. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Alexander Calder - Our Unfinished Revolution (Sun), 1976, Limited Edition poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph poster
Printed signature and date on offset paper
This poster was published in a limited edition of 250, separate from the lithographic portfolio of the same title ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Balloons & Spirals - Lithograph, 1965
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander Calder
Balloons and spirals, 1965
Lithograph in colors
Unsigned as usual
On light vellum 32 x 23 cm (c. 12,5 x 9 in)
Published in 1965 by National Museum of Modern Art, Pa...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Plancton
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Created by the artist in 1976, Alexander Calder’s, Plancton is an original lithograph in colors on wove paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 75, the artwork ...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Flying Colors
By Alexander Calder
Located in London, GB
Alexander Calder
The Flying Colors, 1974
Signed with artist's monogram and dated, from the edition of 250, published by State Street, New York for Braniff International Airline, with...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
