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

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

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves) Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 22.75 x 30.75 inches Condition: Good No...

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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Orange Sun, from Derriere le miroir, 1954
Alexander Calder, Orange Sun, from Derriere le miroir, 1954

Alexander Calder, Orange Sun, from Derriere le miroir, 1954

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

Alexander Calder Soleil orange Derriere le miroir No. 69–70, Calder Mourlot Freres, Calder Maeght Editeur, Calder velin paper, Calder collectible lithograph.

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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Theatre Du Soleil
Theatre Du Soleil

Theatre Du Soleil

By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

Title: Theatre du Soleil Lithograph in colors on cream wove paper Edition: 17/125 Signed and numbered in pencil near the lower edge: Calder; titled in pencil verso Image: 19.25" H x ...

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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Red Sun (Soleil Rouge)
The Red Sun (Soleil Rouge)

The Red Sun (Soleil Rouge)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) The Red Sun (Soleil Rouge), 1965 Lithograph in Colors Sheet Size: 22” x 32” Printed by Maeght Editeur, Paris Edition: 10/90 Alexander Calder w...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Alexander Calder, Serpent and Sun, from Derriere le Miroir, 1973
Alexander Calder, Serpent and Sun, from Derriere le Miroir, 1973

Alexander Calder, Serpent and Sun, from Derriere le Miroir, 1973

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Serpent et Soleil (Serpent and Sun), originates from the historic 1973 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 201.

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Spirals and Sunbursts, from Derriere le Miroir, 1973
Alexander Calder, Spirals and Sunbursts, from Derriere le Miroir, 1973

Alexander Calder, Spirals and Sunbursts, from Derriere le Miroir, 1973

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Spirales et eclats de soleil (Spirals and Sunbursts), originates from the historic 1973 folio Derriere le Miroir, No...

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Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

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H 28.25 in W 39.26 in

Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Baltimore, MD

Alexander Calder "Le Soleil et la Lune" 1968 lithograph with COA.

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Vintage 1960s American Decorative Art

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Lithograph, Paper

1976 Alexander Calder Exhibition Poster Stabile Noir Et Soleil Rouge
1976 Alexander Calder Exhibition Poster Stabile Noir Et Soleil Rouge

1976 Alexander Calder Exhibition Poster Stabile Noir Et Soleil Rouge

By Alexander Calder

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

1976 Alexander Calder Exhibition Poster Stabile Noir Et Soleil Rouge Bold, dynamic, Alexander Calder exhibition lithograph poster produced by Galerie Maeght for the winter show at t...

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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge)
The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge)

The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Austin, TX

Artist: Alexander Calder Title: The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge) Year: 1965 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Publisher: Maeght Signed in Pencil "Calder" on lower right.

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge)
The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge)

The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge)

By Alexander Calder

Located in Austin, TX

Artist: Alexander Calder Title: The Red Sun (Le soleil rouge) Year: 1965 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Publisher: Maeght Signed in Pencil "Calder" on lower right.

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Soleil, Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Soleil, Lithograph by Alexander Calder

Soleil, Lithograph by Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original Alexander Calder lithograph "Soleil" for the cover of Derriere Le Miroir, February 1966 Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976) Title: Soleil from Derriere Le M...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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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 Fairfield, CT

Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves) Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 150, plus signed and unsigned proofs...

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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Shining Sun, 1974 - Original lithograph, Signed
Shining Sun, 1974 - Original lithograph, Signed

Shining Sun, 1974 - Original lithograph, Signed

By Alexander Calder

Located in Paris, IDF

Alexander CALDER Shining Sun (Theatre du Soleil, Galerie Delpire), 1974 Original Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 78 x 51 cm (c. 31 x 20 inch) INFORMATION : Rare ...

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1970s American Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Soleil Noir

Alexander CalderSoleil Noir, 1969

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H 31.25 in W 23 in

Soleil Noir

By Alexander Calder

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original lithograph printed in seven colors (black, red, yellow, dark blue, light blue, grey, salmon) on white wove paper. Hand-signed in pencil lower right Calder. A superb im...

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20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Alexander CalderL'Etoile Rouge (The Red Star), 1976

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Published by George J. Goodstadt, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut (with their blindstamp) 29.5 x 41.3 inches Signed and numbered in pencil, editio...

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Washington, DC

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Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1971 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 190) and published in Paris by Maeght. Size: 15 x 11 inches (380 x 278 mm). There is p...

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Alexander CalderComètes, 1968

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

Comètes, 1968 Lithograph in colors on wove paper 26.90 x 21.75 inches Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 200 copies Professionally framed Alexander Calder was born in Ph...

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Lithograph Title: Untitled (Plate 3) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #190 Year: 1971 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 22" x 29 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 2...

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

Lithograph in colors on Arches paper, full sheet Published by Éditions de la Différence, Paris 20.4 x 28.3 inches Signed and numbered in pencil, from an edition of 100 copies Conditi...

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Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere Le Miroir No. 201, Cover One page Lithograph from the Derriere le Miroir No. 201 publication. Unsigned and unnumbered from an edition of pre...

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Washington, DC

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Lithograph Title: Untitled (Plate 1) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #190 Year: 1971 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15"...

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Composition with Red and Blue Ball - Original lithograph (Mourlot)

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Paris, IDF

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Located in Washington, DC

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By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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Located in Miami, FL

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Located in Miami, FL

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Alexander Calder for sale on 1stDibs

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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Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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