Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder Lithographic cover Derrière le miroir 1973

1973

1960s Francis Bacon lithograph from Derrière le miroir: Well-suited for matting & framing, this original 1960's print is derived from Bacon's ...

Alexander Calder Lithographic cover: Derrière le miroir 1973: Lithographic cover sheet; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Por...

Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1971 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. From: Derrière le miroir Published Paris c. 1971. Printed in France. 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. Related Categories Calder prints. Mid Century Modern. 1970s. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art. Mid Century Modern. Calder clowns.

1960s Joan Miró lithograohic cover from Derrière le miroir: Lithographic cover in colors; 11 x 15 inches (folding out to 15 x 22 inches). Circa 1964. Very good overall vintage cond...

A funky urban image from 1971 depicting some of the nuances of New York seedy underbelly. This original lithograph is number 73 of and edition of 75 from the 1971 'Fun City' suite. Originally there were 12 different artworks in this series by Richard Lindner of which this is the title piece. Signed in pencil 'R Lindner...

Lithograph in four colours on Japon nacré paper 31 x 31 cm - framed Edition of 75 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist Henry Moore’s prints are a vital aspect of his artistic lega...

Ronald King Trooper II Year: 1970 Color Lithograph Size: 27.5x20.5in Edition: 50 Signed, inscribed and numbered by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1359 Bor...

Bright vibrant blue, yellow lithograph in color. This is signed in the plate and dated. Dufy's abstract drawing lithograph was drawn by the artist direct on to plastic plates newly d...