Hanging Kinetic Wire Abstract Figural Sculpture "The Acrobat"
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Oakland, CA
Hanging wire kinetic figural sculpture of an acrobat, crafted of both brass and steel wire. With numerous moving parts in its articulation. A whimsical sculpture that when moved by a...
Brass, Steel, Wire
Graham Mitchell Sears Geometric Kinetic Sculpture/ Stabile, 20th Century
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing Kinetic/stabile motion sculpture hand built and designed by Graham Sears. Stunning!! Acclaimed artist Sears, born in Buffalo, NY in 1953, is an alumnus of both The Nichols Sc...
Metal, Iron
Laurent Martin Lo, Bamboo "Kinetic" Sculpture, France, circa 2000
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
This intervention is the basis for the final pieces which are constructed with the organic Material, fishing lines and metal and ceramic weights. Like Calder’s mobiles, the sculpture...
Bamboo
Large Modernist Free Standing Kinetic Stabile/Mobile by Graham Sears
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing Kinetic/stabile motion sculpture hand built and designed by Graham Sears. Stunning!! Acclaimed artist Sears, born in Buffalo, NY in 1953, is an alumnus of both The Nichols Sc...
Metal, Steel, Iron
Alexander Calder Vintage Moderna Museet Stockholm, Sweden Exhibition Poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in Studio City, CA
The poster, which is printed on thick paper, features Calder's kinetic mobile sculpture "The Forest is the Best Place" which he created in 1946.
Paper
Peter and Denise Orlando Large Ceramic Vase, 1950s
By Peter Orlando
Located in Paris, FR
Typical Mid-Century Modern abstract and geometric design, reminiscent of Joan Miro´ or Calder mobiles artworks and sculptures. Each geometric vase designed by the French ceramicis...
Ceramic
Alexander Calder Monograph (Inscribed by Artist)
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
An expanded edition of the catalog that accompanied a 1943 Calder retrospective at MoMA. The original exhibition, along with the lead essay by art critic and MoMA curator James Johns...
Paper
Rustic /Modernist Abstract Cat Mobile-stabile after Calder
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Buffalo, NY
A whimsical cat mobile constructed out of weathered sheet metal, with its rustic patinated surface and primitive form that is also ironically Modernist at the same time,Ver remmenesc...
Metal
Rustic Abstract Cat Mobile
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Oakland, CA
A whimsical cat mobile constructed out of weathered sheet metal, with its rustic patinated surface and primitive form that is also ironically Modernist at the same time, it's a wonde...
Sheet Metal, Wire
Mid-Century Black, Red, White Metal Mobile, France
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century French red / black and white metal mobile in the style of Caldor. Rivet details along base. Two pieces. Arriving August.
Philip C. Hart "Blanca" Mobile 2015
By Alexander Calder, Philip C. Hart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Philip C. Hart "Blanca" Mobile. Brass, Fishing Line and Paint. Roughly 18" wide and 13" High. Mobile freely moves with a little breeze! Triangular in Shape when everything is lining ...
Metal, Brass
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H 14 in W 7 in D 7 in
Modernist Stabile Sculpture, Graham Mitchell Sears, Style of Alexander Calder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Modernist Stabile,,created and exicuted by Graham Sears..Born in Buffalo New York,, Studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris,, Graham's works are sold in museum stores a...
Metal
Monumental Arnulf Hoffmann Kinetic Object, 1970s
By Alexander Calder
Located in Munich, DE
Arnulf Hofmann Kinetic pendulum object is made of black painted iron. Signed and dated with stamp: AH 73 , 24/40. Arnulf Hoffmann is a German creative visual artist. And was born i...
Metal
Large Mobile in the Style of Calder
By Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mobile
Metal
Style of Calder Joseph Meerbott Mobile
By Alexander Calder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful Joseph Meerbott sculpture in the style of Alexander Calder.
Metal
Mobile Modern Sculpture
By Calder
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporari mobile sculpture in steel and bronze.
Steel
Philip C. Hart "Beacon"
By Alexander Calder, Philip C. Hart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Philip C. Hart "Beacon" Stabile. 3 legged Tripod Construction with a revolving red and white circle within a round ring. Moves freely with a little air-flow! I currently have several...
Metal
Mobile Hanging Sculpture
By Alexander Calder
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage mobile made of metal. Painted in red, blue and yellow colors. Unsigned. After Alexander Calder.
Metal
Mobile Table Sculpture
By Alexander Calder
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a table mobile constructed with metal base painted in black and steel rods. Some rust/patina is present. Calder style, unsure of the year of production. Un...
Metal
Calder Style Mobile
Located in Ferndale, MI
Calder Style Mobile
"Man Followed by Clouds" Mobile After Calder
Located in North Miami, FL
This outstanding hanging mobile of a man wearing hat, holding umbrella and a newspaper is being followed by clouds. The movement on this piece is mesmerizing and truly a beauty to b...
Metal
Standing Mobile in the Manner of Alexander Calder
Located in Astoria, NY
An abstract enameled metal Mid Century style stabile, or standing mobile, after the works of Alexander Calder. This piece is in the iconic primary colors of the De Stijl movement tha...
Metal
Standing Sculptural Mobile in the Manner of Alexander Calder
Located in Astoria, NY
A small standing kinetic sculpture mobile, or "stabile", in red, yellow, blue, black and white. the piece directly references the works that Alexander Calder produced in the mid 20th...
Metal
Modern Hanging Mobile in the Manner of Alexander Calder
Located in Astoria, NY
A large abstract mobile in primary red in the style of those produced by esteemed artist Alexander Calder.
Metal
14 Foot Diameter Mobile in Painted Metal After Calder
Located in North Miami, FL
hand hammered and painted steel - fantastic mobility and balance. It is an exceptional piece, extra large and the pictures do not do justice to its magnitude and beauty.
Mid Century Style Mobile in the Manner of Alexander Calder
Located in Astoria, NY
A hanging mobile in red and white enameled metal consisting of balanced, mostly triangular shapes. The piece is in the manner of Mobiles originated by Alexander Calder, the master of...
Metal
Mobile "Circus girl" by Artist Joseph Meerbott in the Style of Calder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Style of Calder mobile by Artist Joseph Meerbott.
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H 50.4 in W 35.44 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Alexander Calder Kinetic Mobile Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising an art exhibition of kinetic mobile sculptures by the renowned American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) held at the Museum of Decorative Art...
Paper
One & Other Numbers with Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Best known as the inventor of the mobile, Calder redefined sculpture through introducing the element of movement to his works.
Paper
An Italian Mid Century Modern Arredoluce Zodiac Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Englewood, NJ
Aesthetically, some of Lelii’s designs share influences with art of the period; his multi-armed lamps, for example, and Alexander Calder’s mobile sculptures. Lelii’s 1965 Cobra lamp ...
Steel, Chrome
Peter and Denise Orlando Large Ceramic Vase, 1950s
By Peter Orlando
Located in Paris, FR
Typical Mid-Century Modern abstract and geometric design, reminiscent of Joan Miro´ or Calder mobiles artworks and sculptures. Each geometric vase designed by the French ceramicis...
Ceramic
1970s Brass Mobile In The Style of Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Toledo, OH
1970's Brass Mobile In the Style of Alexander Calder. Signed initial JL. Great condition. Hanging mobile measures 55" tall x 36" wide.
Brass
François Colette Mobile Sculpture, 1972, France
By Alexander Calder
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful François Colette mobile sculpture, 1972, France. Stamped FC 72. Chromed metal. Original condition. Dimensions: 42 cm H, 49 cm W, 18 cm D. All purchases are covered by our B...
Metal
Hanging Sculpture in the Style of Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of moving sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended shapes that move in...
Metal
Extraordinary and Large Mobile or Stabile Sculpture
By Alexander Calder
Located in North Miami, FL
Multicolored and the perfect balance of the 5 separate pieces mounted on a stabile base, makes this a wonderful moving sculpture. It is large and has a wide swing radius.
Metal
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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