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Dinner Service, after Alexander Calder

Dinner Service, after Alexander Calder

By (after) Alexander Calder, Bernardaud

Located in Jersey City, NJ

This limited edition of six porcelain dinner plates features six black or red mobiles Alexander Calder made in the 1940s and 1950s.

Category

2010s French Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Style of Calder, "Anteater" mobile by Artist Joseph Meerbott
Style of Calder, "Anteater" mobile by Artist Joseph Meerbott

Style of Calder, "Anteater" mobile by Artist Joseph Meerbott

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Painted steel mobile, "Anteater" kinetic sculpture by Joseph Meerbott.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Kinetic Sculptures

Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Convection (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beastie (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Beastie (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Beastie (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Skybird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Skybird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Skybird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Skybird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Skybird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Skybird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Friendship (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder
Friendship (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder

Friendship (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Friendship (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder
Friendship (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder

Friendship (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Stainless Steel Hanging Mobile Sculpture
Stainless Steel Hanging Mobile Sculpture

Stainless Steel Hanging Mobile Sculpture

By Alexander Calder

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration a hanging sculpture constructed with solid stainless steel. Some areas painted in red color. Steel cable (36" long) attached making it ready to be displayed ha...

Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder
Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder

Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder
Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder

Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Squash Blossoms
Squash Blossoms

Squash Blossoms

By Alexander Calder

Located in Missouri, MO

" Lower Left One of America's best known sculptors, "Sandy" Calder became most famous for his kinetic abstract mobiles.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Circus Series
Circus Series

Circus Series

By Alexander Calder

Located in Missouri, MO

Color Lithograph Signed and Numbered Ed. 90 Image Size: Approx 16 x 26 Framed Size: Approx 22 x 30 One of America's best known sculptors, "Sandy" Calder became most famous...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

Sky Bird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1968 original lithograph by Alexander Calder for the XXIVe Salon de Mai
1968 original lithograph by Alexander Calder for the XXIVe Salon de Mai

1968 original lithograph by Alexander Calder for the XXIVe Salon de Mai

By Alexander Calder

Located in PARIS, FR

Calder, celebrated for his "mobiles" and "stabiles," translated his sculptural sensibilities seamlessly into two-dimensional works, maintaining the sense of motion and harmony that d...

Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

"Young Artists" Red Sphere on Yellow Ground, mid-century modern lithograph
"Young Artists" Red Sphere on Yellow Ground, mid-century modern lithograph

"Young Artists" Red Sphere on Yellow Ground, mid-century modern lithograph

By Alexander Calder

Located in Beachwood, OH

Printed by Bank Street Atelier, New York 22 x 30 inches 37.5 x 29.5 inches, framed One of America's best known sculptors, 'Sandy' Calder became most famous for his kinetic abstract ...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Circles) from Our Unfinished Revolutions Portfolio
Untitled (Circles) from Our Unfinished Revolutions Portfolio

Untitled (Circles) from Our Unfinished Revolutions Portfolio

By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

Inspired by the work of his fellow artists, he incorporated abstract and kinetic elements into his sculptures, the artworks that he is best known for, today. Calder’s sculptures of m...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Signed Curtis Jere "Calderesque" Painted Steel Mobile Sculpture
Signed Curtis Jere "Calderesque" Painted Steel Mobile Sculpture

Signed Curtis Jere "Calderesque" Painted Steel Mobile Sculpture

By Curtis Jeré, Alexander Calder

Located in North Miami, FL

This wonderful sculpture has the great influence of Calder. It's long black painted arm and base arches to the end where the steel lines meet disks of blue, red and yellow...CALDERE...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Calder Exhibition Poster - Original Lithograph - 1976

Calder Exhibition Poster - Original Lithograph - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Calder Exhibition Poster is an original lithograph realized by Alexander Calder for the Exhibition "From Mobiles to Critters" at Rondanini Gallery in Rome, which took place in 1976.

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Kinetic Op Art Sculpture Tri Base Shalom Menorah Hebrew Judaica
Kinetic Op Art Sculpture Tri Base Shalom Menorah Hebrew Judaica

Kinetic Op Art Sculpture Tri Base Shalom Menorah Hebrew Judaica

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Surfside, FL

(Motion is not an end, but a means for Agam. Calder’s mobiles are structures that are fixed, revolving at the whim of the wind.

Category

1980s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold, Copper

Colorful Modern Mobile Sculptural Statement Earrings
Colorful Modern Mobile Sculptural Statement Earrings

Colorful Modern Mobile Sculptural Statement Earrings

By Ciléa

Located in Palm Springs, CA

The lightweight clip-on earrings feature architectural enameline (enamel and resin composite) geometric segments resembling a Calder like mobile-sculpture. The statement earrings are...

Category

2010s French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Calder Exhibition Print is a lithographed poster realized by Alexander Calder for the Exhibition "From Mobiles to Critters" at Rondanini Gallery in Rome, which took place in 1976.

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Calder Exhibition Print is a lithograph realized by Alexander Calder for the Exhibition "From Mobiles to Critters" at Rondanini Gallery in Rome, which took place in 1976.

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Exhibition Poster is a vintage lithograph realized by Alexander Calder for the Exhibition "From Mobiles to Critters" at Rondanini Gallery in Rome, which took place in 1976.

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Original Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Vintage Exhibition Poster - Original Lithograph by A. Calder - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Exhibition Poster is an original lithograph realized by Alexander Calder for the Exhibition "From Mobiles to Critters" at Rondanini Gallery in Rome, which took place in 1976.

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Girafe en Feu, Salvador Dali & Beastie, Alexander Calder
Le Girafe en Feu, Salvador Dali & Beastie, Alexander Calder

Le Girafe en Feu, Salvador Dali & Beastie, Alexander Calder

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Southampton, NY

Excellent Condition; unframed. ### ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative...

Category

1970s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Architecture Kinetic Eiffel Tower Op Art Screenprint Lithograph Pol Bury  Ltd Ed
Architecture Kinetic Eiffel Tower Op Art Screenprint Lithograph Pol Bury  Ltd Ed

Architecture Kinetic Eiffel Tower Op Art Screenprint Lithograph Pol Bury Ltd Ed

By Pol Bury

Located in Surfside, FL

The focus of Bury’s art shifted in 1952 after he visited an exhibition featuring Alexander Calder’s work. The movement of Calder’s mobiles captivated Bury, and he began producing scu...

Category

1960s Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Architecture Kinetic Leaning Tower Pisa Op Art Screenprint Lithograph Pol Bury
Architecture Kinetic Leaning Tower Pisa Op Art Screenprint Lithograph Pol Bury

Architecture Kinetic Leaning Tower Pisa Op Art Screenprint Lithograph Pol Bury

By Pol Bury

Located in Surfside, FL

The focus of Bury’s art shifted in 1952 after he visited an exhibition featuring Alexander Calder’s work. The movement of Calder’s mobiles captivated Bury, and he began producing scu...

Category

1960s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Alexander Calder Galerie Maeght Framed Exhibition Poster, Limited Edition, 1970
Alexander Calder Galerie Maeght Framed Exhibition Poster, Limited Edition, 1970

Alexander Calder Galerie Maeght Framed Exhibition Poster, Limited Edition, 1970

By Galerie Maeght

Located in San Antonio, TX

"Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his innovative mobiles and his monumental public sculptures.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Posters

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Composition  - Original Lithographic Poster - 1976
Composition  - Original Lithographic Poster - 1976

Composition - Original Lithographic Poster - 1976

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Composition is an original lithography print realized by Alexander Calder for Exhibition Poster "From Mobiles to Critters" of Alexander Calder at Rondanini Galery in Rome, which too...

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fiesta
Fiesta

Fiesta

By Alexander Calder

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Eventually, these three-dimensional figurative drawings evolved into more abstract forms, which would become known as mobiles. In 1932, Calder exhibited his first moving sculptur...

Category

1970s Post-War Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Loops and Yin Yang' Lithograph proof 1969

'Loops and Yin Yang' Lithograph proof 1969

By Alexander Calder

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

By 1933 Calder had returned to the United States, where his abstract-organic sculpture, both mobile and stationary, attracted considerable attention and acclaim.

Category

1970s Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Jardin Fantastique
Le Jardin Fantastique

Le Jardin Fantastique

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Convection (Flying Colors Collection)
Convection (Flying Colors Collection)

Convection (Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

"Sky Swirl" was painted on the jet engine and was subsequently published as a print in the Braniff "Flying Colors Collection." ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the inventi...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Skybird (Flying Colors Collection)
Skybird (Flying Colors Collection)

Skybird (Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

"Sky Swirl" was painted on the jet engine and was subsequently published as a print in the Braniff "Flying Colors Collection." ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the inventi...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Flowers), from Magie Eolienne Portfolio
Untitled (Flowers), from Magie Eolienne Portfolio

Untitled (Flowers), from Magie Eolienne Portfolio

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

This is a rare unsigned and unnumbered proof aside from the signed edition of 75. ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolution...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Lune et La Montagne
La Lune et La Montagne

La Lune et La Montagne

By Alexander Calder

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The inimitable Alexander Calder’s signature creation is the mobile. One of the most delightful examples of Modernist sculpture, Calder’s works are instantly recognizable in museums a...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Spirals and Forms)

Untitled (Spirals and Forms)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

Usually bears the annotation ‘A.P.’ or ‘E.A.’” ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection (5 artworks)
Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection (5 artworks)

Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection (5 artworks)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Convection (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Convection (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

Convection (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

Beastie (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Calder Mobile For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate calder mobile for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find modern examples as well as an abstract version. If you’re looking for a calder mobile from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a calder mobile to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, white, black and more. Creating a calder mobile has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Alexander Calder, Yaacov Agam, Pol Bury, Andre Elbaz and David Hayes are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, paint and paper.

How Much is a Calder Mobile?

The average selling price for a calder mobile we offer is $1,200, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $3,250,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Calder Mobile
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A “Calder mobile” refers to a moving artwork created by American sculptor Alexander Calder composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. Calder 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. Find a collection of original Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    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. On 1stDibs, find a variety of vintage Alexander Calder drawings and other sculptures.
  • 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
    Artist Alexander Calder used primarily industrial materials to create his mobile, such as steel, aluminum and wire. With a background in mechanical engineering, Alexander Calader uses his education to build mobiles with seemingly impossible silhouettes that make for eye-catching decor pieces. Shop a selection of Alexander Calder work on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024
    How much an Alexander Calder mobile is worth depends on its historical significance, size, condition and other factors. In 2012, his 1945 piece Lily of Force sold for $18.5 million at auction in New York City. The American sculptor is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. 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. If you're in possession of a Calder mobile, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can help you determine how much it may be worth. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Alexander Calder art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.