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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June 4th, Modern Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976) - June 4th. Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, Size: 10 in. x 8 in. (25.4 cm x 20.32 cm)
Lithograph
$495
Alexander Calder Original Lithograph, 1963, Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 6)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 6) Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph Title: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 6) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 Ye...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976 Alexand...
Lithograph
$545
Alexander Calder Abstrac Lithograph, Unsigned, 1973, Derriere le Miroir #201
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #201 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #201 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1973 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size:...
Lithograph
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Alexander Calder, Untitled, from L'Atelier Mourlot, 1965
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Lithographies de L'Atelier Mourlot, Paris (The Lithographs of the Mourlot ...
Lithograph
$795
Alexander Calder Abstract Lithograph, Unsigned, 1963, Derriere le Miroir #141
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Plate 7 Portfolio: Derriere Le Miroir #141 (Stabiles) Medium: Lithograph Date: 1963 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 15" x 22" Image Size: 15" x 22" Si...
Lithograph
Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Alexander Calder Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from Derriere le Miroir #141 Unsigned With the central fold, as issued Edition of unknown Sheet...
Lithograph
Waves Lithograph Print by Alexander Calder, Abstract, Unsigned, 1966
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Waves (Derriere le Miroir 156) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1966 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Shee...
Lithograph
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Alexander Calder, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1966
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Lithographies et eaux-fortes originales, livres illustres originaux, affiches,...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithograph, Abstract, 1975, Derriere le Miroir #221
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #221 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #221 Medium: Lithograph in colors Date: 1975 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 15" x 22" Image Siz...
Lithograph
Tempete
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated
Lithograph
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Alexander Calder lithograph derrière le miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1973 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preseved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
Lithograph
1970s Alexander Calder lithograph (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1970s Alexander Calder Lithograph from Derriere le Miroir: Medium: Lithograph in colors. 1975. Dimensions: 15 x 22 inches. Center fold-line as issued; v...
Lithograph
Lo Oscuro Invade
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. It is initialed by Calder, signed by Carlos Franqui and numbered in pencil, from an edition of 500. Franqui was a Cuban author and po...
Color, Lithograph
Vintage 1970s Alexander Calder poster (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder 'La Grenouille et Cie' Vintage original 1971 poster for the exhibition Pace Columbus (Ohio) featuring a printed Calder signature. Medium: Offset lithograph Dimensions: 25 x 32 inches An original 1st printing in very good vintage condition. Plate signed on the lower right from an edition of unknown. This is an original 1970s poster and not a recent reproduction of any kind. Related Categories Calder prints. Calder Mid Century Modern. 60s. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art. Calder figurative. Vintage Calder.
Lithograph, Offset
Alexander Calder Abstract Color Lithograph, 1963, from Derriere Le Miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph Title: Plate 5 Derriere le Miroir #141 Portfolio: Derriere Le Miroir #141 (Stabiles) Year: 1963 Edition: Unnumbered Signed: No Fr...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithograph Print, 1975, Card Players (Derriere le Miroir #212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Card Players (Derriere le Miroir # 212) Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph in colors Title: Card Players Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #212 Year: 1...
Lithograph
$595
Alexander Calder Lithograph Print, Abstract, 1975, Derriere le Miroir #221
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #221 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #221 Medium: Lithograph in colors Year: 1975 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Image Siz...
Lithograph
$545
Alexander Calder Modern Lithograph, Unsigned, 1968, Framed, Derriere Le Miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Plate 3 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1968 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Image...
Lithograph
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Alexander Calder, Clog, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sabot (Clog), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141. Published by Maeght Editeur, Pari...
Lithograph
1970's Alexander Calder lithographic cover (Derrière le miroir)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithographic cover from Derrière le miroir: Lithographic cover; 1976. 11 x 15 inches (folding open to 15x22 inches). Scattered surface and age related wear; in otherwise good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, c. 1976. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Looks fantastic framed. Derrière le miroir: In October 1945 the French art dealer Aimé Maeght opens his art gallery at 13 Rue de Téhéran in Paris. His beginning coincides with the end of Second World War and the return of a number of exiled artists back to France. The publication was created in October 1946 (n°1) and published without interruption until 1982 (n°253). Its original articles and illustrations (mainly original color lithographs by the gallery artists) who were famous at the time. The lithographic publication covered only the artists exhibited by Maeght gallery either through personal or group exhibitions. Among them were, Pierre Alechinsky, Francis Bacon, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Eduardo Chillida, Alberto Giacometti, Vassily Kandinsky, Ellsworth Kelly, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Saul Steinberg and Antoni Tapies. Related Categories: Mid century modern. Alexander Calder prints. Calder orange. Calder red...
Lithograph
$545
Alexander Calder Abstract Lithograph, Unsigned, 1963, Derriere le Miroir #141
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Plate 1 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles) Medium: Lithograph Year: 1963 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" ...
Lithograph
$795
Alexander Calder Abstract Lithograph, 1973, Unframed, Derriere le Miroir 201
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #201 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #201 Medium: Lithograph Year: 1973 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 22" x 15" Image Size: 22" x 1...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 lithograph created in 1976 Unsigned. Unnumbered from an edition of presumably large size. Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Lithogra...
Lithograph
Composition III, from The Elementary Memory - American Kinetic Art
By Alexander Calder
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Calder” at the lower right image. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lowe...
Lithograph
Plate 5 from the Portfolio Derriere le Miroir #212
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Plate 5 (Derriere le Miroir # 212) Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph in colors Title: Plate 5 Portfolio: Derriere le M...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithograph, Abstract, 1963, Derriere le Miroir #141
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #141 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 Medium: Original lithograph Date: 1963 Edition: Unnumbered Frame S...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Alexander Calder, Black and Red Form and Spirals and Sunbursts, 1973
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Forme noire et rouge, spirales et eclats de soleil (Black and Red Form, Spirals and Sunbursts), originates from the ...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Alexander Calder, Yellow Face, from Derriere le miroir, 1976
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Visage Jaune (Yellow Face), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 221, originates from the 1976 edition published b...
Lithograph
Tabour A trois pieds - Three-legged stool
By Alexander Calder
Located in Naples, Florida
Signed and numbered in pencil In Tabouret à trois pieds, Calder translates sculptural form into graphic language through simplified geometry and bold color. The three-legged stoo...
Paper, Lithograph
Alexander Calder -- Os et Serpent (Bone and Snake)
By Alexander Calder
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alexander Calder Os et Serpent (Bone and Snake), 1969 Lithograph Hand Signed lower right Numbered 76/90 lower left Titled verso 'Os et Serpent' Sheet size 75 × 54 cm Literature: Ha...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithograph, Abstract, 1975, Derriere le Miroir #221
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Cover, from Derriere le Miroir # 221 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #221 Medium: Lithograph in colors Date: 1975 Edit...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Abstract Color Lithograph, 1966, from Derriere Le Miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Plate 2 (Derriere le Miroir #156) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156 Medium: Lithograph Year: 1966 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21" x 29 1/4" Image...
Lithograph
$595
Original Alexander Calder Lithograph, 1975, Cover (Derriere le Miroir #212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Cover (Derriere le Miroir # 212) Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph in colors Title: Plate 1 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #212 Year: 1975 Edition:...
Lithograph
Derriere le Miroir: Stabiles
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Portfolio with complete text is one of 150 deluxe numbered copies. It consists of 7 boldly colored lithographs and color lithograph cover. The sheets are loose as issued. Signed in p...
Color, Lithograph
$495
Alexander Calder Lithograph Print, Abstract, 1973, Derriere le Miroir #201
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Lithograph Title: Derriere le Miroir #201 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #201 Year: 1973 Edition: Unnumbered Framed ...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithograph, 1975, Derriere le Miroir #221
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #221 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #221 Medium: Lithograph in colors Date: 1975 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 15" x 22" Image Siz...
Lithograph
$595
Lithograph Print by Alexander Calder, 1975, Plate 7 (Derriere le Miroir #212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Plate 7 (Derriere le Miroir # 212) Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph in colors Title: Plate 7 Portfolio: Derriere le M...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 2 Original lithographs on the same paper (recto/verso, on both paper sides) produced in 1976 Conditions: Good Conditions D...
Lithograph
$2,275Sale Price|30% Off
Sun, from Our Unfinished Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Sun, 1975 - from Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio Lithograph in colors ***Professionally framed*** One of 250 copies, with the printed signature and date on offset paper. Print...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Modern Lithograph, 1966, Cover (Derriere le Miroir #156)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Cover (Derriere le Miroir #156) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1966 Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 11" I...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder lithograph Derrière le miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preserved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
Lithograph
Bestie - Alexander Calder Mint Condition from Flying Colors Collection
By Alexander Calder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Beastie Year: 1974 Dimensions: 20in. by 26in. Edition: From the rare limited edition Suite: The Flying Colors Collection Medium: Original lithograph o...
Lithograph
Seahorse
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Seahorse, 1975 Signed and numbered in pencil Color lithograph 29.5 x 21.25 inches Edition 100 of 125
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Roses lithograph (1960s Calder)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1966: Lithograph in colors; 11 x 15 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. From: Derrière le miroir Publish...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derrière le miroir"
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - from "Derriere le Miroir"Behind the Mirror 1976 Condition: Good Condition Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°141, 1...
Lithograph
Une famille de là-bas
By Alexander Calder
Located in London, GB
Alexander Calder Une famille de là-bas, 1970 Signed in pencil and numbered on front of sheet Lithograph in colors, on wove Maeght watermarked paper 53 x 76.2 cm 20.9 x 30 inches Ale...
Paper, Lithograph
Le Noble Chevalier, 1960
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) “Le Noble Chevalier, 1960” Lithograph in Colors on Velin de Rives paper Sheet Size: 11” x 16” (27.94 x 40.64 ...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph From the literary review "XXe Siècle" 1952 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Lithograph
Red Pyramid
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Lithograph in colors on wove paper, full sheet Published and Printed by Bank Street Atelier, New York Signed and numbered in pencil from an edition of 110 copies 22.75 x 30.9 inch...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror Original lithographs produced in 1976 Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (...
Lithograph
La Vague, Modern Geometric Poster by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976) - La Vague. Year: 1971, Medium: Poster, Size: 35 x 22.5 in. (88.9 x 57.15 cm)
Lithograph
Alexander Calder -- One Plate from The Sacrilege of Alan Kent
By Alexander Calder
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alexander Calder One Plate from The Sacrilege of Alan Kent, 1976 Aquatint Hand signed lower right Numbered 34/60 Sheet size 41.5 x 45 cm Publisher: Maeght, Paris Suite: Le Sacrilege...
Aquatint
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976 Alexander Cald...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm Source: Derrière le m...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le m...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror 1 Original lithograph created in 1976 Framed Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°221, 1976 Alexand...
Lithograph
$695
Alexander Calder Lithograph, Abstract, 1975, Plate 6, Derriere le Miroir #212
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Plate 6 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #212 Medium: Lithograph in colors Date: 1975 Edition: Unnumbered Framed: 22" x 29 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 22" Ima...
Lithograph
Lithograph by Alexander Calder, 1975, Plate 3 (Derriere le Miroir #212)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Plate 3 (Derriere le Miroir # 212) Artist: Alexander Calder Medium: Original lithograph in colors Title: Plate 3 Portfolio: Derriere le M...
Lithograph