Wrought Iron Mobile in the Manner of Alexander Calder
Located in Pasadena, CA
Multi-colored mobile made of wrought iron and painted metal
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Large Metal Mobile from the 1970's Calder Style
Located in Chicago, IL
This is well proportioned and nicely mobile with metal paddles in brushed and black matt painted steel with black painted copper arms. It is signed, but illegible.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
A large scale 1970's six foot diameter painted steel mobile .
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large scale 1970's six foot diameter painted steel mobile. The orange and yellow color palette is pure joy!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Alexander Calder, The Forest is the Best Place, 2007 Museum Poster, minimalist
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Producing dynamic yet playful mobile sculptures, Calder dismissed the formal structures of art and redefined its infinite possibilities.
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mid Century Modern Hanging Mobile 1970's
Sold|$2,500
Mid Century Modern Hanging Mobile 1970's
Located in London, GB
In the style of Alexander Calder this hanging mobile will be the greatest decoration on your ceiling, made of grey light painted metal leaves and brass in mint condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bowls by Fausto Melotti
Sold|$2,400
Bowls by Fausto Melotti
By Fausto Melotti
Located in Milan, IT
His work has been linked to the cagelike Surrealist constructions of Alberto Giacometti, the early wire sculptures of Lucio Fontana, the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and even the ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Serving Bowls
Golden Bowls by Fausto Melotti
Sold|$5,835
Golden Bowls by Fausto Melotti
By Fausto Melotti
Located in Milan, IT
His work has been linked to the cagelike Surrealist constructions of Alberto Giacometti, the early wire sculptures of Lucio Fontana, the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and even the ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Serving Bowls
Vase by Fausto Melotti
Sold|$9,337
Vase by Fausto Melotti
By Fausto Melotti
Located in Milan, IT
His work has been linked to the cagelike Surrealist constructions of Alberto Giacometti, the early wire sculptures of Lucio Fontana, the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and even the ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Vases
Female Head By Fausto Melotti
Sold|$11,671
Female Head By Fausto Melotti
By Fausto Melotti
Located in Milan, IT
His work has been linked to the cagelike Surrealist constructions of Alberto Giacometti, the early wire sculptures of Lucio Fontana, the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and even the ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Angel By Fausto Melotti
Sold|$2,917
Angel By Fausto Melotti
By Fausto Melotti
Located in Milan, IT
His work has been linked to the cagelike Surrealist constructions of Alberto Giacometti, the early wire sculptures of Lucio Fontana, the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and even the ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Spectacular Set of Three French Five-Arm Wall Lights
Located in Berlin, DE
The 15 movable arms can be turned in different directions and angles – the lamps can be changed in various forms and so become a sculptural object reminiscence of the mobiles of Cald...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
MAK, Orrery I, Steel and Glass Light
Sold|$18,000
MAK, Orrery I, Steel and Glass Light
Located in Capetown, ZA
Its design was inspired by old-fashioned orreries – mechanical models demonstrating the motion of the planets in the solar system – as well as Alexander Calder’s playful mobiles. A s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Stunning Abstract Sculpture of a Lifesize Male by Moira Fain
By Moira Fain
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Artist Moira Fain continues to capture the attention of the art world with her amazing Calder-esque mobiles, oversized geometric steel sculptures and this one of a kind stunning abst...
Category
20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal, Steel
Abe Ajay#674, 1974
Sold|$10,000
#674
By Abe Ajay
Located in New York, NY
Ajay’s use of carefully designed forms and color arrangements, Louise Nevelson’s black and/or white found object compositions, and his near neighbor Alexander Calder’s lyrical mobile...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Little Girl at MoMA With Calder Mobile
By Alfred Statler
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Alexander Calder began exhibiting his motorized mobile creations in 1932 and these pieces became the measure of his life-long career as an artist.
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Yellow Alexander Calder Style Mobile
By Alexander Calder
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage 1960s Alexander Calder style mobile with yellow discs and hand-tied wire arms.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Large Kinetic Mobile in the Manner of Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Oaks, PA
Stunning eight-arm Kinetic mobile in the manner of Alexander Calder. Eight interchangeable arms with vibrant orange, red, black, yellow and white spheres.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20th Century Alexander Calder Style Standing Kinetic Modern Mobile Sculpture
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Hudson, NY
Very reminiscent of Alexandre Calder's sculptures and kinetic mobiles. Beautifully crafted and in like new condition.
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Metal Alexander Calder Style Mobile
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage 60's Alexander Calder style mobile with yellow discs and hand-tied wire arms.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Massive White and Black Metal Kinetic Mobile
Sold|$2,500
Massive White and Black Metal Kinetic Mobile
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
A very large Kinetic mobile designed by a California artist, who remains anonymous, with inspiration from Alexander Calder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal
Calder Brass Mobile Necklace
Sold|$4,600
Calder Brass Mobile Necklace
By Alexander Calder
Located in Woodbury, CT
Alexander Calder died four years later. This brass wire and cast brass charm 'mobile' necklace represents a plane flying above air current turbulence.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Brass
Cercles Noir, Rouge, Bleu
By Alexander Calder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Resonating with the Futurists and Constructivists, as well as the language of early nonobjective painting, Calder’s mobiles (a term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1931 to describe his w...
Category
1960s Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander CalderAlexander Calder Color Lithograph Autumn Spirals Framed Modern Artwork Signed
Sold|$995
Alexander Calder Color Lithograph Autumn Spirals Framed Modern Artwork Signed
By Alexander Calder
Located in Bloomington, MN
The first person that meets our bottom line shall be the lucky new owner and you do not want to miss this opportunity to own an authentic work by the master of contemporary art, Alex...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander CalderAlexander Calder Large Color Lithograph Balloons Framed Modern Artwork Signed, 1968
Sold|$995
Alexander Calder Large Color Lithograph Balloons Framed Modern Artwork Signed
By Alexander Calder
Located in Bloomington, MN
The first person that meets our bottom line shall be the lucky new owner and you do not want to miss this opportunity to own an authentic work by the master of contemporary art, Alex...
Category
1960s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder"Mobiles de Calder - Galerie Maeght" Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, 1954
Sold|$480
"Mobiles de Calder - Galerie Maeght" Original Vintage Exhibition Poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boston, MA
A beautiful original lithograph for Calder's 1954 exhibition at the Galerie Maeght of his Mobiles, a new type of sculpture with free-moving parts.
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder"Mobiles de Calder - Galerie Maeght" Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, 1954
Sold|$480
"Mobiles de Calder - Galerie Maeght" Original Vintage Exhibition Poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boston, MA
A beautiful original lithograph for Calder's 1954 exhibition at the Galerie Maeght of his Mobiles, a new type of sculpture with free-moving parts.
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage paperback coffee table book featuring the mobile work of artist, Alexander Calder. By Jean Lipman and Margaret Aspinwall, published in 1981. 1st edition, 96 pages.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
French Painted Steel Mobile Sculpture
Sold|$18,995
French Painted Steel Mobile Sculpture
By Alexander Calder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A Mid-Century welded steel sculpture "mobile" in the style of Alexander Calder, made by an unknown French artist or sculptor, circa 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Alexander Calder, The Forest is the Best Place, 2007 Museum Poster, minimalist
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Producing dynamic yet playful mobile sculptures, Calder dismissed the formal structures of art and redefined its infinite possibilities.
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder, The Forest is the Best Place, 2007 Museum Poster, minimalist
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Producing dynamic yet playful mobile sculptures, Calder dismissed the formal structures of art and redefined its infinite possibilities.
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder, The Forest is the Best Place, 2007 Museum Poster, minimalist
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Producing dynamic yet playful mobile sculptures, Calder dismissed the formal structures of art and redefined its infinite possibilities.
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Large Scale and Lyrically Inspiring Welded Steel Mobile in the Style of Calder
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large scale and lyrically inspiring welded steel mobile in the manner of Alexander Calder. the color progression from the top to the bottom is Yellow/Black/Blue/Black and finally R...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Sculptural Calder Spirit Organic Wood & Multicolor Laminate Sellette
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Amazing early 1950s organic sellette in the spirit of Calder's Kinetic mobiles but on the ground, possibly French manufacturing - tripod oakwood feet matched with multicolor laminate...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Alexander CalderUntitled
Sold|$3,800
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Bethesda, MD
Calder's stabiles and mobiles challenged the prevailing notion of sculpture, proposing a new definition based on the ideas of open space and transparency.
Category
Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Nora - Dangle Earrings 14k gold plated
By IZA by Silvia D'Avila
Located in Forest Hills, NY
From refined, timeless shapes to modern characters with edge meet NORA - handcrafted and shape may vary slightly making pieces one of a kind Material 14K Gold Plated Nora was inspir...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Materials
14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
Cal 3 Hand-Tufted Brown New Zealand Wool Rug by Nani Marquina in Stock
By Nanimarquina
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by Alexander Calder’s famous mobiles, these irregular wool rugs are conceived to live together, forming attractive combinations.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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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
- What is a Calder mobile?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A “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, 2021The 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, 2022Alexander 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, 2022Artist 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024How 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.
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