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H 37 in W 51 in
Dice, Gouache Painting by Alexander Calder 1974
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Dice Year: 1974 Medium: Gouache on Canson Lavis Paper, signed and dated lower right (titled, verso) Paper Size: 29 x 42 inches Frame: 37 x 51 inches ...
Gouache
$130,000
H 21.25 in W 29.25 in
Oignons Croises Original Gouache Painting by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Gouache and ink on paper; Signed "Calder 65" Calder Foundation Registration #A11309 Provenance: Galerie Maeght, Paris 1965; J.L. Hudson Co., Detroit, 1969; Private collection, IL 19...
Gouache
Lucioles by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alexander Calder 1898–1976 American Lucioles (Fireflies) Signed and dated “Calder 72” (lower right) Gouache and ink on paper Few artists defined the visual language of modern abs...
Paper, Ink, Gouache
$190,000
H 37.5 in W 51 in
"Rire jaune" 1976 signed gouache and ink on paper artwork by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Gouache and ink on paper artwork of horses by Alexander Calder framed under glass in gold leaf frame.
Paper, Ink, Gouache
$179,000
H 21.5 in W 29.5 in
Black Chair Original Gouache Painting, Surrealist, Signed, 1969
By Alexander Calder
Located in Aventura, FL
Original gouache and ink painting on paper. Hand signed and dated by Alexander Calder.
Paper, Ink, Gouache
$190,000
H 29.5 in W 21.5 in
Worms and Sun, American Modern Gouache and Watercolor on Paper, 1963
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) American, Lawnton, PA - New York, NY “Worms and Sun” 1963 Gouache and watercolor and paper 29 ½ x 21 ½ in. unframed 36 ⅞ x 27 ⅞ in. framed Signed and da...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Blue, Red, and Black
By Alexander Calder
Located in London, GB
An original, large-scale painting by Alexander Calder, this unique work showcases Calder's iconic bold colour palette and dynamic abstract forms.
Paper, Gouache
Gouaches Totems - Lithograph poster
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander CALDER (after) Gouaches Totems, 1966 Lithograph poster Made for the exhibition of Alexander Calder at Maeght Gallery Printer : Arte Paris Editor : Maeght 75.6 x 53.6 cm (c...
Lithograph
Underwater Sunset
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexander CALDER (1898-1976) Underwater Sunset Painted in 1964 Gouache on paper Signed and dated lower right This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New Y...
Paper, Gouache
Butterfly and Serpent
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Gouache, Paper
Appearing Orbs
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Abstract orbs
Gouache
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H 29.53 in W 43.31 in
Alexander Calder Yin Yang and Pinwheel 1969 Gouache on Canson Paper Signed
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
1969 Gouache and ink on paper, signed « Calder » and dated « 69 » lower right This artwork is recorded with the Calder Foundation as number A03085 75 x 110 cm ...
Gouache
Serpent vert by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alexander Calder 1898 – 1976 American Serpent vert (Green Serpent) Gouache and ink on paper Signed and dated “Calder 72” (lower right) A masterwork in a rare medium, this gouache...
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Plumbings II by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alexander Calder 1898-1976 American Plumbings II Signed and dated "Calder 73" (lower right) Ink and gouache on paper Alexander Calder, a pioneering 20th-century artist, transform...
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Rouille sur journe by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alexander Calder 1898 – 1976 American Rouille sur journe (Rust on day) Gouache and ink on paper Signed and dated “Calder 64” (lower right) This vibrant gouache and ink on paper i...
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Mer De Sable By Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alexander Calder 1898 – 1976 American Mer de sable (Sea of sand) Gouache and ink on paper Signed and dated with artist’s monogram “CA and ‘75” (lower right) This vibrant gouache ...
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A gouache on stationery paper, design for a rug, depicting abstract shapes of bright orange red, blue and black by Alexander Calder.
Gouache, Paper
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
gouache on paper Signed lower right, "To Tebe Sandy Calder". Signed upper right, "Calder 45". Provenance: Gift from the artist; Inherited by descent to the present owner in 1982.
Gouache
Personnages
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Personnages" is a gouache on paper by Alexander Calder. The work is signed in the lower right, "Calder 67".
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
gouache on paper Signed lower left, "Calder 57" and "To Christopher amicalement". Provenance: Gift from the artist to the present owner in 1963. Exhibition: October 1997 at 52 M...
Gouache
Untitled, 1964
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alexander Calder Untitled, 1964 is a work in unique gouache and ink on paper.
Ink, Gouache
Blue Dots in Red Loops
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Blue Dots in Red Loops" is an abstract, gouache on paper painting depicting iconic Alexander Calder whimsical and kinetic, loops and lines in black a...
Paper, Gouache
Untitled (For Braniff Airlines)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique original gouache and ink painting on paper by Alexander Calder, created circa 1973.
Ink, Gouache
Le Grand Rouge
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Le Grand Rouge" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, and blues by artist Alexander Calder.
Ink, Gouache
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: "Calder 69"
Gouache, Paper
Banner
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated lower right: "Calder 66"
Gouache, Paper
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated lower right: "Calder '71"
Gouache, Paper
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated lower right: "Calder 67"
Gouache, Paper
Boomerang Night
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated lower right: "Calder 65" Titled on verso: "Boomerang Night"
Gouache, Paper
Untitled, 1968, From the series Hypnose
By Alexander Calder
Located in Broadway, GB
Gouache, Paper
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Initialed and dated lower right: \\\"AC 76\\\"
Gouache, Paper
Stone with Hole
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on paper
Gouache
$1,600
H 16 in W 22.88 in
Untitled (One Cent Life) /// Joan Mitchell Female Artist Abstract Expressionism
By Joan Mitchell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Title: "Untitled" (Page 92-93) Portfolio: One Cent Life *Unsigned edition Year: 1964 Medium: Original Lithograph on wove paper Limited edi...
Lithograph
$195,000
H 25 in W 20.5 in
Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
Linocut
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Limestone
$125,000
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Fabric Pende Woka Chandelier
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Handsewn fabric shade, dessin by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, hanging on a fabric-covered wire, brass-parts in the requested finish. Total drop custom made 2 x Edison screw sockets ...
Brass
$240,000
H 17 in W 13 in
Study for Butterfly Couple, Study for Kuppenheimer Clothing Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A stunning study for a 1920s Kuppenheimer clothing advertisement featuring a fashionably-dressed couple kneeling in an embrace before a pair of colorful butterfly wings. The prolific...
Canvas, Oil
$235,000
H 29.63 in W 24.44 in
Pablo Picasso, "Grand Tête" original linocut in colors, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Grand Tête, Portrait of Jacqueline with sleek hair Color linocut printed in beige, yellow, red, blue, and black on cream wove paper with Arches watermark Numbered 14/50 from the edit...
Linocut
$200,000
H 23.625 in W 19.625 in
Grande Tête De Femme Au Chapeau Orné (Woman’s Big Head with Decked Hat)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1964, this red earthenware clay big rectangular plaque printed with engobe pad is #15 from the edition of 50. This work is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU’ and ‘EMPREI...
Ceramic
$165,000
H 25.25 in W 21 in D 0.13 in
Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grand Tête de Femme)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and iconic portrait of Picasso's wife, Jacqueline Roque, signed in pencil by Picasso and numbered in pencil from the limited edition of 50.
Linocut
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream) Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite Chagall in Paris signed and...
Oil
Pablo Picasso " Plante Aux Toritos"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) " Plante Aux Toritos" Original Linocut, 1959, Color linocut June 25, 1956 – April 9, 1960 Sheet Size 66 × 54 cm Framed 35'H x 31"W x 1.5"D Printed in 5...
Linocut
Pablo Picasso "Portrait de Jacqueline"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Portrait de Jacqueline" 1959 (Baer 1245; Bloch 923) ...
Linocut
$92,500
H 80 in W 54 in
Femme Arabe Tapestry, Abstract Geometric Wool, Late 20th Century
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Femme Arabe 1975 Tapestry Hand-woven by Ateliers Pinton, Aubusson, France Artist proof 80 x 54 inches ( (203.2 x 137.16 cm) Medium: Natural Wool Monogram on lower right Original la...
Tapestry, Wool
Original Georg Jensen Silver Six Light Chandelier 307
By Georg Jensen, Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
Considered the rarest piece of Georg Jensen on the open market and perhaps in the world; The original Georg Jensen silver six light chandelier #307, designed by Johan Rohde in 1918. ...
Sterling Silver
$150,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Tete de chevre de profil (Goats head in Profile) Unique color Variant, A.R. 154
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1952, Pablo Picasso Tete de chevre de profil (Goats head in Profile) Unique color Variant, 1952, A.R. 154 is an original white earthenware clay round / square dish with em...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
$99,500
H 8.5 in W 11 in
In the Bottom of My Garden FS II.86-105, Complete Book of 20 Lithographs, 1956
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Complete book comprising of 20 offset lithographs and cardboard cover, all hand-colored with watercolor. From the edition of unknown size. All 20 sheets bound (as issued). Minor ti...
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
The American sculptor Alexander Calder is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling.
Because Calder's parents, both artists themselves, did not want him to suffer the hardships of trying to make a living in art, they encouraged the young Calder to study mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He worked a number of jobs, including as a hydraulic engineer and draftsman for the New York Edison Company, before deciding to pursue an artistic career. He never abandoned his engineering background, however, applying his understanding of gears and moving parts in all his artworks, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract sculptures, called stabiles.
In 1926, Calder moved to Paris and established a studio in the Montparnasse quarter. He began creating the many parts of his famous miniature circus from found materials, such as wire, string, cloth, rubber and cork. Designed to be transportable, Cirque grew to fill five suitcases over the years. Always interested in putting forms in motion, Calder also pioneered a new art form called wire sculptures, which he described as “drawings in space.” Like his famous mobiles, the wire sculptures were suspended so that they turned with any movement of the air, presenting different forms when viewed from different angles.
In the 1950s, Calder returned to his roots in mechanical engineering, creating monumental abstract sculptures that verged on the architectural. He worked from loose gestural drawings like this preparatory sketch for his Man Stabile, from 1966. Throughout his career, he also worked as a set designer for the theater, as well as an illustrator and printmaker, producing vibrant, whimsical drawings for books and journals.
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