Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Skybird Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Year: 1974 Edition: Open Signed: In the stone Framed Size: 33" x...
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Skybird, Flying Colors for Braniff Airlines, Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder (after) (American, 1898-1976) Title: Skybird, Flying Colors for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Size: 20 in. x 26 in. (50...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Condit...
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Alexander Calder Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Medium: Original lithograph Year: 1974 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 27" x 33" Image Size: 20" x 26" Sheet Size: ...
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Alexander Calder Skybird, from Flying Colors
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Medium: Lithograph Year: 1974 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 27" x 33" Image Size: 20" x 26" Sheet Size: 20" x 26"...
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Alexander Calder Skybird - Original Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1974
By Alexander Calder
Located in Pasadena, CA
Skybird is an original artwork realized by Alexander Calder in 1974.
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Original Alexander Calder Skybird Lithograph Print, Framed, Abstract, 1974
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Medium: Lithograph Year: 1974 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 27" x 33" Image Size: 20" x 26" Sheet Size: 20" x 26"...
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Alexander Calder, 'Skybird' from Flying Colors suite 1974-1975
By Alexander Calder
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: "Skybird" (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974-75 Medium: Lithographs on Arches paper Size: 20 x 2...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Skybird Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Year: 1974 Edition: Open Signed: In the stone Framed Size: 33" x...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Skybird Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Year: 1974 Edition: Open Signed: In the stone Framed Size: 33" x...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Skybird Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Year: 1974 Edition: Open Signed: In the stone Framed Size: 33" x...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Skybird Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Year: 1974 Edition: Open Signed: In the stone Framed Size: 33" x...
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Skybird - Original Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1974
By Alexander Calder
Located in Roma, IT
Skybird is an original artwork realized by Alexander Calder in 1974.
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" This is an original lithogra...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" This is an original lithogra...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" This is an original lithogra...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" Framed dimensions: 22 in x 27....
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" Framed dim...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" This is a...
Lithograph
Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" Framed dim...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: "Skybird" from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines Year: 1974 Signed in Plate Dimensions: 20" x 26" Framed dim...
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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...
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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...
Lithograph
Skybird, from Flying Colors
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Skybird Portfolio: Flying Colors Medium: Lithograph Year: 1974 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 27" x 33" Image Size: 20" x 26" Sheet Size: 20" x 26"...
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Skybird (Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Skybird (Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Pl...
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Skybird (Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Skybird (Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Pl...
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Skybird (Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Skybird (Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Pl...
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Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Condit...
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Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Condit...
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Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper. Signed with the artist’s monogram and dated on the stone lower right CA 74. A superb impression of the definitive state,...
Lithograph
Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper. Signed with the artist’s monogram and dated on the stone lower right CA 74. A superb impression of the definitive st...
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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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Unlike figurative paintings and other figurative art, which focuses on realism and representational perspectives, abstract art concentrates on visual interpretation. An artist may use a single color or simple geometric forms to create a world of depth. Printmaking has a rich history of abstraction. Through materials like stone, metal, wood and wax, an image can be transferred from one surface to another.
During the 19th century, iconic artists, including Edvard Munch, Paul Cézanne, Georgiana Houghton and others, began exploring works based on shapes and colors. This was a departure from the academic conventions of European painting and would influence the rise of 20th-century abstraction and its pioneers, like Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.
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