Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
American, 1898-1976
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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Artist: Alexander Calder
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...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Plate 4, from Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph
Title: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Plate 4)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 (Stabiles)
Year: 1963
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder lithograph 1970s (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 un...
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1970s Surrealist Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Plate 4, from Derriere le Miroir # 212
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Plate 4
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #212
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1975
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Sheet Size: 15" x 11"
Image...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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 ...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 221,...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Spider's Nest
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Spider's Nest, 1975
Signed: Calder (Lower, Right)
Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Sheet Size: 29 1/2" × 43"
Numbered: XIX/L in Roman Numeral...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Comètes
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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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Two Acrobats from Derriere le Miroir, Modern Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976)
Title: Two Acrobats from Derriere le Miroir
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph
Size: 15 in. x 11 in. (38.1 cm x 27.94 cm)
Frame Size: 23 x...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithographic cover Derrière le miroir 1973
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithographic cover: Derrière le miroir 1973:
Lithographic cover sheet; 15 x 11 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
Por...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Cover, Derriere le Miroir #201
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Lithograph
Title: Cover
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #201
Year: 1973
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 21 1/2" x 17 1/2"
Sheet Size: 15" x 11"
Signe...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Plate 6, from 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
Sheet Size: 15" x 22"
Image Size: 15" x 22"
Sig...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder lithograph (derrière le miroir)
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-preseved.
Unsigned from an edition of u...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Offset
Alexander Calder - Spirale Millepiedi - Hand-Signed Lithography, 1972
By Alexander Calder
Located in Varese, IT
Alexander Calder ( 1898 - 1976 ) - Spirale millepiedi - hand-signed lithography, 1972
Additional information:
Material: color lithography on paper
Edited in 1972
Limited edition in ...
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20th Century Pop Art Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Lithograph
Alexander Calder Lithograph Derriere le miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original Alexander Calder Three Legged Man Lithograph 1975:
Lithograph in colors. 15 x 11 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
...
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1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Balloons & Spirals - Lithograph, 1965
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander Calder
Balloons and spirals, 1965
Lithograph in colors
Unsigned as usual
On light vellum 32 x 23 cm (c. 12,5 x 9 in)
Published in 1965 by National Museum of Modern Art, Pa...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Vote McGovern for President, color lithograph, signed/N Alexander Calder, 1972
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
McGovern for President, 1972
Lithograph on wove paper with deckled edges
Signed and numbered 93/200 in graphite pencil on the front; also bears blind stamp from Styr...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Damier, from Derriere Le Miroir #156
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph
Title: Damier
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156
Year: 1966
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Sheet Size: 15" x...
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1960s Abstract Geometric Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Galerie Maeght, Modern Lithograph Poster by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976) - Galerie Maeght. Year: circa 1970, Medium: Lithograph Poster, Size: 31 in. x 19 in. (78.74 cm x 48.26 cm), Printer: Arte Adrien Maeght, Pub...
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1980s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 156,...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 173,...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 141...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 141...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 221, 1976. Published by Aimé Mae...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 201,...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 141, 1963. Published by Aimé Mae...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 201,...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Papoose
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Papoose
Medium: Color Lithograph
Year: 1969
Dimensions: 28 x 43 in
Signed "Calder" lower right. Numbered 9/75
Published by Maeght, Paris
Condition: Ex...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder - L’albero Del Bene E Del Male - Hand-Signed Lithography, 1975
By Alexander Calder
Located in Varese, IT
Alexander Calder ( 1898 - 1976 ) - L’albero del bene e del male - hand-signed lithography, 1975
Additional information:
Material: color lithography on paper
Edited in 1975
Limited e...
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20th Century Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Paper, 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
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1950s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder -- Derriere Le Miroir, 1975
By Alexander Calder
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alexander Calder
Derriere Le Miroir, 1975
7 original lithographs with text in French and additional photographs of Calder and his sculpture work.
Hand Signed
Edition number 55/150
F...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Archival Paper
original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
McGovern for McGovernment pencil signed & numbered 194/200 political lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
McGovern for McGovernment, 1972
Lithograph on wove paper
Pencil signed and numbered 194/200 on the front
Frame included
In 1972, Alexander Calder was commissioned by...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Pencil
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned (as issued)
From:Derriere le Miroir, Volume 141
Large unsigned edition
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Published by Aime Maeght, Paris
Condition: C...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder -- Spiral Flowers
By Alexander Calder
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alexander Calder
Spiral Flowers, from Magie Eolienne Portfolio, 1972
Lithograph on wove paper
Sheet size: 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in
Hand-signed lower right
Edition 46/75 low left, there we...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Discs and Spirals
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Signed: Calder (Lower, Right)
Discs and Spirals, 1970
Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Sheet Size: 26” x 38”
Numbered: Numbered from an editi...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Derriere Le Miroir No. 201, Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Derriere Le Miroir No. 201, Untitled
Single Lithograph from the Derriere le Miroir No. 201 publication.
Unsigned and unnumbered from an edition of p...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Ballons Dégoulinés (Bulles D'air)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder, Ballons Dégoulinés (Bulles D'air), 1969
Signed and numbered in pencil, from an edition of 75
Framing: Although it is currently framed, it is being sold unframed. ...
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1960s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Black Line
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (1898-1976, American )
The Black Line
1967
Lithograph
22 1/2 x 30 1/8 in.
Edition of 60
Pencil signed and numbered
Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 19...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Cover for DLM No. 173
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cover for DLM No. 173
Color lithograph, 1968
Unsigned as issued in DLM
Published in Derriere le Miroir (Behind the Mirror), called DLM
From: DLM No. 173, published October 1968, whic...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - Late 20th century
By Alexander Calder
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a Lithograph on paper realized in second half of the 20th Century by Alexander Calder.
Very good condition including a white cardboard passpartout (32 x 50 cm).
Alexand...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
L'Etoile Rouge (The Red Star)
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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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Elephants, from Our Unfinished Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Elephants, 1975 - from Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet
Published by Alba Editions, New York, and printed by Mourlot, Paris...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
PYRAMIDS AND SUN
By Alexander Calder
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Color lithograph, 1973. 750x1090 mm; 29 1/2x43 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered 75/150 in pencil, lower margin. An excellent impression.
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Stabiles
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder
Stabiles, circa 1970
Color lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil from an edition of 150
Published by Maeght éditeur, Paris; printed at Atelier Fernand Mourlot...
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1970s Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder UNTITLED Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Marking(s); notes: ed. 111/200; 1976
Materials: lithograph on BFK Rives paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 15.75"h, 17....
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20th Century Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1959
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 113, 1959
Publisher: Editions Pierre a Feu
Editor: A. Maeght
Small edition as it appeared in the ma...
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1950s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Balloons - Original lithograph - Mourlot, 1971
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander Calder
Balloons and Color Mosaic, 1971
Original Lithograph (4 color stones)
Printed in Mourlot workshop
On vellum 31 x 24 cm (c. 12,2 x 9,5 in)
Edited by San Lazzaro in 1...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Spirale Nebula
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this large color lithograph on Arches. Signed and numbered 94/100 in pencil by Calder. Printed and published by Mourlot, Paris.
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Color, Lithograph
1963 Alexander Calder 'DLM No. 141 Pages 4, 5'
By Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This double-page lithograph, printed on pages 4 and 5 of Derrière le Miroir (DLM) No. 141, features a central fold line as issued. Derrière le Miroir, literally translated as "behind...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Vintage 1960's Alexander Calder double-page Lithograph, unsigned, part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by:...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Ink
original lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Intersections, Framed Abstract Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Intersections from Derriere Le Miroir by Alexander Calder, American (1898–1976)
Date: 1968
Lithograph
Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm)
Printer: Maeght, Paris
Publisher: Maeght Edi...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
American artist original 1973 lithograph poster for Sala Gaspar show Barcelona
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Calder (United States, 1898-1976)
'Sala Gaspar (avant la lettre)', 1973
lithograph on heavy-weight paper
25.8 x 19.9 in. (65.4 x 50.5 cm.)
Unframed
Ref: CAL2001-P001
Condit...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Couleurs au Choix
By Alexander Calder
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Couleurs au Choix
Size: 24 x 30 Inches
Medium: Lithograph
Edition: of 75
Year: 1970
Notes: Hand signed and numbered by the Artist in pencil. Artw...
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1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Derrière le miroir
By Alexander Calder
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 156, 1966. Published by Aimé Mae...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are several interpretations of how to describe the characteristics of Alexander Calder’s sculptures. Some say they are abstract, with life-like elements, others say they are flat, simplified shapes that intersect at opposing angles. See the magic for yourself — shop a selection of Alexander Calder pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers 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 ExpertApril 3, 2024Alexander Calder invented the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. The revered American sculptor's mobiles were an innovative feat and initially used motors for movement, which he later abandoned for air currents alone. Calder was also a pioneer of wire sculptures. (He was a celebrated modernist printmaker, too, and while jewelry was a secondary métier for him, interest in his wearable art has accelerated in recent years.)
For Calder, the fascinating moment of artistic alchemy comes sometime between his representational canvases of the late 1920s and 1931, the year of his first show of abstract sculpture. Moving to Paris helped spur his creativity, as it did for so many artists and writers. The moment Calder arrived, he began working on one of his most seminal pieces, Cirque Calder (1931), his delightful distillation of the circus into what are essentially three-dimensional line drawings made with wire.
Shop authentic Alexander Calder prints, sculptures and other art from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Alexander Calder used many of the elements of art when producing his works. The American sculptor is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. These kinetic pieces use color, shape and space to convey a sense of unity, and the form of the art allows it to interact with its environment. Find a variety of Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024The art movement that Alexander Calder was connected to was kinetic art. The term refers to art that moves or has the appearance of movement. With their ability to sway and turn once suspended, Calder's mobiles are often referenced as examples of kinetic art. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Alexander Calder art.
- 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Like all meaningful works of art, the mood that best describes American artist Alexander Calder’s sculptures is subject to interpretation. Common descriptors for his abstract work include “playful” or “whimsical.” Calder is best known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. Shop a selection of Alexander Calder pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024Alexander Calder produced more than 22,000 works of art during his lifetime. The prolific artist made paintings, drawings, prints, tapestries, stage sets, jewelry and other types of art. Some of his most famous pieces include Cirque Calder, Josephine Baker (III), A Universe, Mobile (Arc of Petals) and Devil Fish. Shop a diverse assortment of Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
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