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Composition, Prints from the Mourlot Press
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Paper Size: 10 x 7.5 inches. Inscription: Sugned in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Prints from the Mourlot Press, exh...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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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...
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Spirals" original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1970 and published by Art In America. Size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (365 x 293 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a hori...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder, Mama Citron, from Derriere le Miroir, 1975
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Mama Citron, originates from the historic 1975 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 212. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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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...
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
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...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset