Alexander Calder Art
Alexander Calder (USA, 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 his 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) 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, such as this stunning lithograph of an elephant and two cats.
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Red Versus Yellow
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Alexander Calder. "Red Versus Yellow" is an abstract, mobile sculpture in sheet metal, wire and paint and executed in bright, primary colors by Post War artist Alexand...
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1970s Post-War Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
Braniff Airlines Flying Colors, Five 1974 Ltd Ed Lithos, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Beastie (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Spiders Nest, Hand-Signed, Limited Edition Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder, (American, 1898-1976)
Spiders Nest, 1975
Hand-Signed
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
74.9 x 109.3 cm. (29.5 x 43 in.)
sheet 29 1/2 x 43in
XLI/L
Category
1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled, Hand-Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder, (American, 1898-1976)
Untitled, La Memoire Elementaire, 1976
Hand-signed
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
S. 28 3/8 x 20 1/2 in (72.1 x 52.1 cm)
Ed. 100
Category
1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled, Hand-Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder, (American, 1898-1976)
La Memoire Elementaire, 1976
Hand-signed
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Paper size: 52 x 72 cm. / 20.5 x 28.4 in.
Ed. 100
Category
1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Onion, Lithograph by Alexander Calder 1966
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder, American (1898 - 1976)
Title: The Onion from Derriere Le Miroir
Year: 1966
Medium: Lithograph
Size: 14.5 x 10 in. (36.83 x 25.4 cm)
Frame Size: 20 x 16 inch...
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1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Dice, Gouache Painting by Alexander Calder 1974
By Alexander Calder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: Dice
Year: 1974
Medium: Gouache on Canson Lavis Paper, signed and dated lower right (titled, verso)
Paper Size: 29 x 42 inches
Frame: 37 x 51 inches
...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Gouache
"Mobiles de Calder - Galerie Maeght" Original Vintage Exhibition Poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boston, MA
A beautiful original lithograph for Calder's 1954 exhibition at the Galerie Maeght of his Mobiles, a new type of sculpture with free-moving parts. The term was coined by Marcel Ducha...
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1950s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Balanced Spiral - American Abstract Spiral Post War
By Alexander Calder
Located in London, GB
ALEXANDER CALDER 1898-1976
Lawnton, Pennsylvania 1898 - 1976 New York (American)
Title: Balanced Spiral, 1969
Technique: Signed and Dated Gouache and Ink on MBM Arches France Wove ...
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1960s Alexander Calder Art
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Ink, Gouache
The Yellow Shock Absorber - Gouache American Kinetic Art Post War
By Alexander Calder
Located in London, GB
ALEXANDER CALDER 1898-1976
Lawnton, Pennsylvania 1898 - 1976 New York (American)
Title: The Yellow Shock Absorber, 1969
Technique: Original Signed and Dated Gouache and Waterc...
Category
1960s Kinetic Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Gouache
Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 inches
Condit...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection (5 artworks)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: 1) "Skyswirl," 2) "Skybird," 3) "Convection," 4) "Beastie," 5) "Friendship.” (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year...
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1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled, from Magie Eolienne Portfolio, Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Presenza Grafica
By Alexander Calder
Located in Saint Charles, IL
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...
Category
1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Aquatint
Untitled (Spirals and Forms)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Untitled (Spirals and Forms)
Year: Circa 1965
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition: 125, plus proofs
Size: 26 x 38 inches
Co...
Category
1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Cantilever
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Alexander Calder. "Cantilever" is an abstract, mobile sculpture by Post War artist Alexander Calder. Made from sheet metal, wire and paint, "Cantilever" is executed in...
Category
1970s Post-War Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
Jerusalem Stabile (Intermediate Maquette)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Alexander Calder. "Jerusalem Stabile (Intermediate Maquette)" is an abstract sculpture, painted steel in a bold red by Post-War American artist Alexander Calder. The w...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-War Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Steel
Blue Sun
By Alexander Calder
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original signed lithograph on Arches paper by American artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) titled "Blue Sun", 1971. Hand pencil signed by Calder lower right and numbered lower lef...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Friendship (Braniff Flying Colors),1974 Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Braniff Airlines Flying Colors, Five 1974 Ltd Ed Lithos, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
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.
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Card Players lithograph (Derriere Le Miroir)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original Alexander Calder Card Players Lithograph 1975:
Lithograph in colors. 15 x 22 inches.
Center fold-line as originally issued; very good overall condition for its ag...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Beastie (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Skybird (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Atelier Mourlot by Alexander Calder, 1967 Original Lithographic poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Arches Paper - Perfect Condition A+
When The Mourlot Studio opened a branch in New York City, after a successful exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institute in 1963, it commis...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sky Swirl (Braniff Flying Colors), 1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Convection (Braniff Flying Colors),1974 Ltd Ed Lithograph, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Expressionist Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1970
Unsigned (as usual)
From:Derriere le Miroir, Volume 190
Large unsigned edition
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Published by Aime Maeght, Paris
Image: 14 1/4...
Category
1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Plate 1) DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 1) DLM
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned (as usual)
From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141
Edition: 1500?
Published by A. Maeght, Paris
Image/sheet size: 14 7/8 x 11 inches...
Category
1960s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Plate 2) DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 2) DLM
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141
Edition: 1500?
Published by A. Maeght, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Not...
Category
1960s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Red Sun 1968-Lithograph, Plate-signed by Artist
By Alexander Calder
Located in Clinton Twp, MI
Print measures 24.25 x 35.25 inches and is unframed. The piece is in Fair/Distressed Condition-discoloration/indentation/tears consistent with age and handling.
Category
1960s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Soleil sur la Vagues (Red Sun Above the Waves), Ltd Ed Litho, Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animat...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 inches
Condit...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Lithograph
Year: c. 1970s
Edition: 21/75
Framed Size: 30" x 24"
Sheet Size: 25" x 19"
Signed: Signed in pencil
Category
1970s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Composition aux formes Géométriques
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Lithograph
Title: Composition aux formes Géométriques
Year: 1965
Edition: 13/90
Framed Size: 31 1/2" x 23 1/4"
Sheet Size: 29 5/8" x 21"
Signed: Sign...
Category
1970s Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Balloons - Original lithograph - Mourlot, 1971
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
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...
Category
1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder 1970s lithograph Derrière le miroir (Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph 1973:
Lithograph in colors; 11 x 15 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
Portfolio: Derrière le miroir Publi...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage 1970s Alexander Calder lithograph (Calder three legged man)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original 1970s Alexander Calder Lithograph:
11x15 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, 19...
Category
1970s Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder lithograph 1970s (Calder card player)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1970s Alexander Calder Card Player Lithograph:
Lithograph in colors; 1975.
11 x 15 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition with bright colors.
Unsigned from an edition of unknow...
Category
1970s Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Woman with Square Umbrella
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture in wood depicting a woman holding an umbrella. "Woman with Square Umbrella" by Post War artist Alexander Calder is signed underneath, "Calder." "Woman with a Square Umbre...
Category
1920s Post-War Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Wood
Dancing People - Lithograph - Maeght, 1975
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre CALDER
Dancing People
Lithograph, 1975
On paper
14.5 x 38 cm (c. 5.7 x 14.97 inch)
Information : This lithograph was used for the invitation card of a Calder's exhibitio...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
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
Category
1970s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Etching
"Tapestry" Framed Exhibition Poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in Clinton Twp, MI
"Tapestry" Exhibition Poster by the artist ALEXANDER CALDER (American, 1898-1976). The piece measures 20 x 26 inches framed. The print is plate-signed. The date of creation is unknow...
Category
Late 20th Century Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Derrière le Miroir lithograph (1960s Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1960s Alexander Calder lithograph:
Dimensions: 15 x 22 inches.
Portfolio: Derriere Le Miroir. Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1968.
Very good overall vintage conditi...
Category
1960s Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Derrière le Miroir lithograph (1960s Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1960s Alexander Calder lithograph:
Dimensions: 15 x 22 inches.
Portfolio: Derriere Le Miroir. Published by: Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1968.
Very good overall vintage conditi...
Category
1960s Pop Art Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Black Lines (from the Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio)
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...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Convection (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Convection (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 inches
Con...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder, 'Untitled' Guache, 1967
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder's, 'Untitled' work is a beautiful and iconic piece, The playful nature of his choice of shapes and linework is thoroughly reminiscent of his bold style and kinetic e...
Category
1960s Kinetic Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Paint
Deux Spirales
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Deux Spirales
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition: 75, plus proofs
Size: 29 x 43.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
La Fleur (The Flower)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: La Fleur (The Flower)
Year: 1975
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition: 73/90
Size: 22.88 x 30.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963
By Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Alexander CALDER
Stabiles
Original lithographic pop-up card
Plate signed
Edited by Maeght in 1963 : Very rare invitation card for the Vernissage
Open size : 15 x 33 cm (c. 6 x 13...
Category
1960s American Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
ABS, Lithograph
Skybird
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Alexander Calder
Title: "Skybird"
from The Flying Colors Collection, 1975 for Braniff Airlines
Year: 1974
Signed in Plate
Dimensions: 20" x 26"
This is an original lithogra...
Category
1970s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Spirales
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Sheet size: 35 1/8 x 23 3/4 inches
Frame dimensions: 36 9/16 x 25 1/4 inches
Printer and publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris
Edition size: 120 + proofs
Signed and numbered in pencil...
Category
1960s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder-Big Prints from Rome-35" x 27.5"-Serigraph-1980-Surrealism
By Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Serigraph printed on Fabriano Paper, with the Fabriano watermark in the paper, published by the Center for Contemporary Culture in Los Angeles.
Category
20th Century Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Screen
Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Title: Skybird (Braniff International Airways Flying Colors Collection)
Year: 1974
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Size: 20 x 26 inches
Condit...
Category
1970s Modern Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Acier du Constructeur
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Alexander Calder
Acier du Constructeur, 1965
Lithograph
21 7/16 × 29 3/8 in
54.5 × 74.6 cm
Edition of 75
Condition: This work is in excellent condition
Category
1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
Damier from Derriere Le Miroir #156
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Alexander Calder Damier from Derriere Le Miroir #156
Artist: Alexander Calder
Medium: Original lithograph
Title: Damier
Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #156
Year: 1966
Edition: Unnumbe...
Category
1960s Abstract Alexander Calder Art
Materials
Lithograph
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