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Alexander Calder Bronze Sculpture Book for Perl's Galleries, circa 1969
By Alexander Calder
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bronze sculpture book by Alexander Calder for Perl's Galleries. Manufactured in New York, circa
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Calder The Complete Bronzes Book
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Calder: The Complete Bronzes book. Published on the occasion of the exhibition; October 25
Category

2010s American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Calder The Complete Bronzes Book
Calder The Complete Bronzes Book
H 11.75 in W 9.75 in D 0.5 in
Alexander Calder Framed Cover Magazine for 'Darriere Le Miroir', circa 1971
By Alexander Calder
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed Cover magazine by Alexander Calder for 'Darriere Le Miroir'. Manufactured in France
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Flight from Tyranny: for Amnesty International, 1975 Alexander Calder
Located in Pewsey, GB
Flight from Tyranny: For Amnesty International, 1975 by Alexander Calder Hand-signed, limited
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Personnages
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Marie-Suzanne Feigel, Basel, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Mobiles/Stabiles, Bronzes, Gouaches et
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1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Gouache

The Triangles and Spiral
By Alexander Calder
Located in Missouri, MO
The Triangles and Spiral, 1973 By. Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Signed Lower Right
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Untitled (Organic abstract bronze sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
; sculptors Alexander Calder and Alexander Lieberman. Participated in a major exhibition at the Solomon R
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Woman Reclined bronze sculpture by Yulla Lipchitz
Located in Hudson, NY
artists Henry Moore, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Calder. She joined her husband in
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Untitled" Sidney Gordin, Constructivist Abstract Sculpture, Bronze Metal Weld
By Sidney Gordin
Located in New York, NY
alongside such sculptors as Alexander Calder (1898-1976), William Zorach (1887-1966), and George Rickey
Category

1950s Constructivist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Woman Lying Down & Growing with Tree bronze sculpture by Yulla Lipchitz
Located in Hudson, NY
Organic, abstract bronze sculpture by Yulla Lipchitz of a woman lying down with a tree. About
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Ibram Lassaw Modernist Bronze Sculpture Pendant
By Ibram Lassaw
Located in Surfside, FL
artists such as Alberto Giacometti and Joan Miro as well as American Modernist Alexander Calder.A pioneer
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Sculpture Brooch Wearable Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
off for the photograph.) Abstract Surrealist gold gilt cast bronze wearable art pendant sculpture (or
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Brooch Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
when artists like Alexander Calder, Ibram Lassaw and Clare Falkenstein amongst many others were turning
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Pendant Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Modernist Jewelry
Located in Surfside, FL
when artists like Alexander Calder, Ibram Lassaw and Clare Falkenstein amongst many others were turning
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Necklace Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
when artists like Alexander Calder, Ibram Lassaw and Clare Falkenstein amongst many others were turning
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Pendant Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
from the period of the wearable art movement when artists like Alexander Calder, Ibram Lassaw and Clare
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Brutalist Abstract Sculpture, Gilded Steel and Bronze James Bearden American Mod
By James Bearden
Located in Surfside, FL
Bertoia, Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson particularly inspired him. His early pieces were smooth
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Beverly Pepper Large Bronze Wall Relief Plaque Heavily Textured Woman Artist
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Surfside, FL
Smith, Alexander Calder, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Lynn Chadwick, and Pietro Consagra, to fabricate works in
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20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Max Kalish, “Anna”, Seated Nude Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1934
By Max Kalish 1
Located in New York, NY
Design, and in the studios of Alexander Stirling Calder and Isidore Konti; and in Paris with Paul Wayland
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Surfside, FL
scholarships, she studied at the Art Students League under Alexander Stirling Calder, Leo Lentelli, Kenneth
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Liberty vs Slavery Van Loen Bronze Abstract Chess Set Modernist Museum Sculpture
By Alfred Van Loen
Located in Surfside, FL
. Whether casting medals, drawing in unbroken lines (similar to those of Pablo Picasso and Alexander Calder
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Adolph Studly
Located in Surfside, FL
Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Robert Motherwell all contributed
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Marc Vaux
Located in Surfside, FL
Varian Fry to help refugees in the hope of a new life. Eugene Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb
Category

1920s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Marc Vaux
Located in Surfside, FL
Varian Fry to help refugees in the hope of a new life. Eugene Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb
Category

1930s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Marc Vaux
Located in Surfside, FL
Varian Fry to help refugees in the hope of a new life. Eugene Berman, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb
Category

1930s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Balanced Rule
Located in Greenwich, CT
Kirkiles’ 3-foot-tall bronze and steel sculpture titled Calder’s Pliers, which is a tribute to fellow
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Balanced Rule
H 34.5 in W 30 in D 24 in
Dancer
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
to Roxbury, CT, where he fraternized with neighboring artists such as Alexander Calder and Arshile
Category

1950s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dancer
H 68 in W 17 in D 13.5 in
Sentinel
Located in Greenwich, CT
is the case with Kirkiles’ 3-foot-tall bronze and steel sculpture titled Calder’s Pliers, which is a
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Sentinel
H 102 in W 14 in D 14 in
Block Plane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Kirkiles’ 3-foot-tall bronze and steel sculpture titled Calder’s Pliers, which is a tribute to fellow
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Bronze, Brass

Block Plane
H 18 in W 10 in D 10 in
Large, Modern, Kinetic, Outdoor Balancing Steel Sculpture by David Edelman
Located in New York, NY
. Dimensions: W: 132” x H: 113” One of a kind Size/Color completely customizable. In the style of Alexander
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

2-Tier Counterbalance Chandelier in Brass & Enamel, Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
as Alexander Calder's mobiles, to create a fluid, balanced design. With 360-degree arm rotation on
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2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Large Counterbalance Ceiling Fixture, White Enamel + Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
inspiration from both French and Italian modernism, as well as the mobiles of Alexander Calder, the design is
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Aluminum, Nickel, Chrome, Enamel, Bronze

Large Counterbalance Ceiling Fixture in Matte Black Made by Blueprint Lighting
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernism, as well as the mobiles of Alexander Calder, the design is a stunning study of balance
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Large Counterbalance Ceiling Fixture, Black Enamel and Brass, Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
inspiration from both French and Italian modernism, as well as the mobiles of Alexander Calder, the design is
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel

"Sea Dragon Candle Stand", Large Art Deco Masterpiece, Wrought Iron, Sweden
By Carl-Einar Borgstrom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
anything an example of Modernist sculpture, and is reminiscent of some of the early work of Alexander
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Donald Baechler prints: set of 2 works
By Donald Baechler
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Related Categories: Yellow & black. Mid-Century modern. Alexander Calder. Donald Baechler flowers. Donald
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Girl Eating an Apple, Modernist Style, Agnes Mills WPA Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
angel,” remarked Hans Hoffman. Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, David Siqueiros, Hans Hoffman, Mies
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Watercolor

Blue Abstract Composition
By Lamar Briggs
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
received is the “Ford Foundation” award. In 1963 this award was juried by Alexander Calder, James Brooks
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Hand Colored Etching by WPA Artist Agnes Mills, 1982, Unique
Located in Larchmont, NY
angel,” remarked Hans Hoffman. Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, David Siqueiros, Hans Hoffman, Mies
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Echo
By Deborah Butterfield
Located in Palm Desert, CA
have a history. Similarly to the mobiles of Alexander Calder and the steel cut-outs of Tom Wesselmann
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Echo
Echo
H 26 in W 107 in D 76 in
Beacon
By Deborah Butterfield
Located in Palm Desert, CA
materials that have a history. Similarly to the mobiles of Alexander Calder and the steel cut-outs of Tom
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Beacon
Beacon
H 45.5 in W 54 in D 13.5 in
Teres de Grand Feu
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Missouri, MO
Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Ernest Hemingway, Max Ernst and Paul Klee and was accepted as a
Category

20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color

Donald Baechler Flower 2005 (Donald Baechler flower prints)
By Donald Baechler
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Categories: Andy Warhol flowers. Yellow & black. Mid-Century modern. Alexander Calder. Donald Baechler
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

"Grand Palais" Modern Abstract Geometric Surrealist Lithograph Edition 36/50
By Joan Miró
Located in Houston, TX
. He made friends with Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Ernest Hemingway, Max Ernst and Paul Klee and
Category

1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Abstract Expressionist Mod Day Glo Neon Color Field Acrylic Painting
By Lamar Briggs
Located in Surfside, FL
Alexander Calder, James Brooks and James Johnson Sweeney. Briggs was given the award at the Museum of Fine
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Cronus View from the Cave
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
took up sculpture. His first sculptures were inspired by Alexander Calder and were made using wire
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Cronus Asleep in the Cave
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder and Arshile Gorky, as well as Yves Tanguy who was married to Hare’s cousin Kay Sage, and
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Ink, Graphite

Cronus Asleep in the Cave
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
to Roxbury, CT, where he fraternized with neighboring artists such as Alexander Calder and Arshile
Category

1990s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Board

Cronus Waiting
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
to Roxbury, CT, where he fraternized with neighboring artists such as Alexander Calder and Arshile
Category

1990s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Board

Cronus Waiting
Cronus Waiting
H 34 in W 25.25 in
Cronus Dining
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
to Roxbury, CT, where he fraternized with neighboring artists such as Alexander Calder and Arshile
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Graphite

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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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  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Alexander 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Alexander 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, 2022
    American 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.
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    Alexander 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.
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    The 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 16, 2024
    Alexander 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, 2024
    Alexander 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. 

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    The 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.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    Alexander 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.
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    Like 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.