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What did Alexander Calder invent?
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The 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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lithograph
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph. Printed in 1966 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 156) and published in Paris by the atelier Maeght. Size: 15 x 11 inches (378 x 277 mm). There i...
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage Alexander Calder lithograph (1970s Calder prints)
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage early 1970s Alexander Calder off-set lithograph:
Published by Art in America, circa early 1970s.
Good to very good overall vintage condition. Printed signature from an editi...
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$200 Sale Price
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lithograph
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph. Printed in 1965 on laid paper and published by the Musee National d'Art Moderne of Paris for a rare catalogue. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (320 x 234 mm). Not sig...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder: Crags and Critters of 1974 (Signed)
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of Calder sculptures accompanying an exhibition at New York’s Perls Gallery from Oct. 15-Nov. 16, 1974. Square 8vo (9.25” x 9.25”), 16 unnumbered pages, printed wrappers, col...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Selection of Alexander Calder Lithographs
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that lived in France from 1951-1983. These are most likely from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for more Alexander Calder and Joan Miro lithographs from...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
$550 / item
Tree with Blue and Red Fruits - Lithograph - Maeght 1971
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander CALDER (after)
Tree with Blue and Red Fruits
Lithograph poster
Printed signature in the plate
80 x 50 cm (c. 32 x 20 in)
INFORMATION : Lithograph created for the Calder e...
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph