Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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 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...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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Alexander Calder lithograph 1960s (Calder derriere 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-preserved.
Unsigned from an edition of u...
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1960s Contemporary Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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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: Excelle...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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Sky Bird (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Sky Bird (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 in...
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Sky Swirl (Braniff International Airways), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Sky Swirl (from the Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 i...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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Derriere le Miroir #173 (Plate 2)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Lithograph
Title: Derriere le Miroir #173 (Plate 2)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173
Year: 1968
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 22" x 29 1/4"
Shee...
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Plate 5, from Derriere le Miroir #156
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Plate 5 (Derriere le Miroir #156)
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1966
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 22" x 29 1/4"
Imag...
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1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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Plate 2, from Derriere Le Miroir #156
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"
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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 Landscape Prints
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Plate 1, from Derriere Le Miroir #156
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Derriere le Miroir #156 (Plate 1)
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: (Plate 1) Derriere le Miroir #156
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156
Medium: Original lithograph
Ye...
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Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents
Year: 1965
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition: 90, plus proofs
Size: 20.5 x 28.75 inches
Cond...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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Black Lines (from the Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio), Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Black Lines (from the Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio)
Year: 1975-76
Medium: Lithograph in colors on Arches paper
Edition: 175, plus p...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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Red and Blue Spheres, from Derriere le Miroir #201
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Lithograph
Title: Red and Blue Spheres
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #201
Year: 1973
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 21 1...
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1960s Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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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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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 Landscape Prints
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Potpourri en Ciel
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Potpourri en Ciel
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition: 90, plus proofs
Size: 29...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Landscape Prints
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"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 Landscape Prints
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