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
Alexander Calder Mid Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 1960s Alexander Calder Lithograph double page part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1966. No. 156. Text on verso. Unsigned, from an unknown edition. Presented in black mat with red core. Mat size: 20"H x 24"W. Image size: 15"H x 22"W.
American artist Alexander Calder changed the course of modern art by developing an innovative method of sculpting, bending, and twisting wire to create three-dimensional “drawings in space.” Resonating with the Futurists and Constructivists, as well as the language of early nonobjective painting, Calder’s mobiles (a term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1931 to describe his work) consist of abstract shapes made of industrial materials––often poetic and gracefully formed and at times boldly colored––that hang in an uncanny, perfect balance. His complex assemblage Cirque Calder (1926–31), which allowed for the artist’s manipulation of its various characters presented before an audience, predated Performance Art by some 40 years. Later in his career, Calder devoted himself to making outdoor monumental sculptures...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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
"Maeght Editeur, " Original Color Lithograph Poster signed by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Maeght Editeur" is an original color lithograph poster signed by Alexander Calder. This poster was for an exhibit on Alexander Calder's work in Paris, France. It depicts a black tre...
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1970s Post-Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Caracol
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 75
Signed and numbered in pencil
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Santa Claus : Figures with Canes - Original Handsigned Etching
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976)
Santa Claus : Figures with Canes, 1974
Original Etching
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum
51 cm x 66 cm (c. 20,1 x 25,9 inch)
Very good condition
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1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Presenza Grafica
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Large, scarce limited edition color aquatint by Alexander Calder, from a limited edition of 90. Signed by Calder and numbered in pencil. Printed and published by 2RC Edizioni d'Art...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint
Spirals and Forms
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
Color lithograph on wove paper
Condition: In Excellent condition
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20th Century Pop Art Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Pennants
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
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20th Century Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Sun and Sea
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
Color Lithograph
Excellent Condition
Framed
Perfect for your beach home!
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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 (...
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1970s Modern 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 - 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...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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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
Framed
Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (DLM), n°141, 1976
Alexander Cald...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
"Derriere Le Miroir, " Catalog with Five Original Lithographs by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Derriere Le Miroir" is an original portfolio of lithographs and text by Alexander Calder. The artist signed the portfolio on the last page. This is edition number 146/150 of the del...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Santa Claus : Two Men - Original Handsigned Etching
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976)
Santa Claus : Two Men, 1974
Original Etching
Handsigned in pencil
On Arches vellum 50.5 cm x 66 cm (c. 19,7 x 25,9 inch)
Excellent condition
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1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Santa Claus : Three Figures - Original Handsigned Etching
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976)
Santa Claus : Three Figures, 1974
Original Etching
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum Arches
50.5 cm x 66 cm (c. 19,7 x 25,9 inch)
Excellent condition
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1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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...
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1970s Modern 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 - 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...
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1970s Modern 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 - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Framed
Dimensions: 38 x 56 cm
Source: Derrière le m...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Cover, from 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...
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1960s Modern 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 - 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...
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1970s Modern 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 - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
1 Original lithograph created in 1976
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Source: Derrière le miroir (...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Two Acrobats from Derriere le Miroir, 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
Convection (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Convection (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 ...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Red and Blue Spirals
By Alexander Calder
Located in Missouri, MO
Red and Blue Spirals
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Signed in Pencil Lower Right
Numbered 59/150 in Pencil Lower Left
26 x 37 inches
35.5 x 46 inches with frame
One of Amer...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Color, Lithograph
Fiesta
By Alexander Calder
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Lithograph on japon nacré paper
Numbered and signed lower edge: "XXII / L Calder"
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Magie Eolienne (Fleurs)
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 75. Signed and inscribed "EC" in pencil. Printed by Maeght, Paris. Published by Société Int...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Untitled, from Derriere le Miroir #173
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: lithograph
Title: Untitled from Derriere le Miroir #173
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173
Year: 1968
Edition: Unnumbered from an edition of unknown,...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Comètes
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Color lithograph on vellum paper - Signed and numbered in pencil - Image 57 x 51 cm; 22 1/2 x 20 in - Sheet 68 x 55 cm; 26 3/4 x 21 5/8 in
Edition of 200
Signed
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alphabet et Saucisson, c
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on Rives paper - Signed in pencil and numbered
Edition of 90
Signed
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Birds Nest
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
Nid d'oiseau (Bird's Nest), 1968
Hand-signed
Lithograph in colors
29.5 x 43 inches
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Santa Claus X
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Original etching on paper - Published by Editions de L'Herne Paris - Suite: Santa Claus - Hand signed by the artist
Edition of 175
Signed
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Red Boomerang - Screen Print by Alexander Calder - 1961
By Alexander Calder
Located in Roma, IT
Alexander Calder, Red Boomerang, Silkscreen on BFK Rives Paper, 1961.
Edition of 300.
Hand signed and numbered 143/300 in pencil.
cm 45.5 x 56.5 cm
Very good condition, except fo...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Screen
Lune jaune et porc qui pique
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors
Edition of 125
Signed
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Sabot et bonnet Phrygien
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors
Edition of 125
Signed
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled (from the La memoire elementaire portfolio)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on Japon nacre - Printed by Arts-Litho, Paris and published by Éditions de la Différence, Paris.
Edition of 100 + L
Signed
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled (Spirals and Forms)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition of 125
Signed
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
UNTITLED
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
This work of art is a lithograph on paper featuring abstract geometric shapes in primary colors.
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20th Century Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Triangles and Spiral
By Alexander Calder
Located in Missouri, MO
The Triangles and Spiral, 1973
By. Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Signed Lower Right
Numbered: 66/150
Unframed: 26 x 19.25 inches
Framed: 34 x 27 inches
Alexander Calder was born in Philadelphia in 1898. After obtaining his mechanical engineering degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology, Calder worked at various jobs before enrolling at the Art Students League in
New York City in 1923. During his student years, he did line drawing for the National Police Gazette.
In 1925, Calder published his first book, Animal Sketches...
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1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Color, 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
"Composition with Circles" framed signed lithograph by Alexander Calder.
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Beautifully framed "Composition with Circles" geometric abstract lithograph by Alexander Calder. Hand-numbered 9/100 in lower left corner. Hand-signed Calder in lower right corner.
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Chaussette Rouge
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Comes with gallery invoice and certificate
Edition of 75
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Alexander Calder Derrière le Miroir lithograph (1960s Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original 1960s Alexander Calder lithograph from Derriere le Miroir:
Dimensions: 11 x 15 inches.
Minor signs of handling; good overall vintage condition with well preserved colors.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Sold unframed.
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.
Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his invention of the kinetic sculptures known as mobiles. Calder also produced a variety of two-dimensional artworks including lithographs, paintings, and tapestries as seen in his Butterfly (1970). “My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses, and movement,” the artist once said. Born on August 22, 1898 in Lawnton, PA, Calder turned to art in the 1920s, studying drawing and painting under George Luks and Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League in New York. Calder moved to Paris to continue his studies in 1926, where he was introduced to the European avant-garde through performances of his Cirque Calder (1926–1931). “I was very fond of the spatial relations,” he said of his interest in the circus. “The whole thing of the—the vast space—I’ve always loved it.” With these performances, along with his wire sculptures, Calder attracted the attention of such notable figures as Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Fernand Léger. Notably, it was his friend Duchamp that coined the term mobile—a pun in French meaning both “motion” and “motive”—during a visit to Calder’s Paris studio in 1931. His earliest mobiles moved by motors, but Calder soon abandoned these mechanics and designed pieces that moved by air currents or human interaction. Over the course of seven decades, along with his mobiles, he also produced paintings, monumental outdoor sculptures, works on paper, domestic objects, and jewelry. The artist lived in both Roxbury, CT, and Saché, France, before his death on November 11, 1976 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Tate Gallery in London.
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L’albero del bene e del male
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph on paper
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Lithograph
Spirale millepiedi
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph on paper
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Lithograph
Girandola
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph on paper
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Lithograph
Tabouret Et Trois Pieds
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on BFK Rives - Published by Maeght, Paris
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Lithograph
Grey Oval (Flat Mobile)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed
Edition of 100
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Lithograph
Alphabet Et Serpent
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed
Edition of 90
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Lithograph
Les Deux Lues
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper
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Lithograph
Les Vagues #21 (The Waves)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet - published by Maeght, Paris
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Trois Oignons
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on Rives paper - Published by Maeght, Paris.
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Lithograph
Alphabet Et Serpent
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Edition of 90
Accompanied with a certificate from Composition gallery
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Trois Oignons
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on Rives paper - Published by Maeght, Paris.
Accompanied with a certificate from Composition gallery
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Lithograph
Les Vagues #21 (The Waves)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet - published by Maeght, Paris
Accompanied with a certificate from Composition gallery
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Le Lettres
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Published by the gallery Maeght in 1969
Accompanied with a certificate from Composition gallery
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Lithograph
Grey Oval (Flat Mobile)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Edition of 100
Accompanied with a certificate from Composition gallery
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20th Century Contemporary Alexander Calder Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Les Deux Lues
By Alexander Calder
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper
Accompanied with a certificate from Composition gallery
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The American sculptor Alexander Calder invented the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. His 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. Shop a selection of Alexander Calder pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The 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. On 1stDibs, find a variety of vintage Alexander Calder drawings and other sculptures.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Alexander Calder's mobiles were revolutionary because he largely pioneered the art form of creating hanging sculptures that were able to move freely in response to airflow. Calder was a prolific artist believed to have produced more than 22,000 works during his life. Shop a variety of Alexander Calder art on 1stDibs.
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- 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 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.
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- 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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Alexander Calder Sculptures
Alexander Calder Abstract Paintings
Alexander Calder Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Alexander Calder Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Alexander Calder Animal Paintings