Alexander Calder
American · 1898–1976 · Painter, Printmaker
Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
39=50Phillips · $15,648,500≈ £12,591,326≈ €14,870,759Sign up to see
Black GammaPhillips · $5,477,500≈ £4,276,290≈ €4,889,315Sign up to see
White MoonPhillips · $4,628,000≈ £3,439,102≈ €4,089,784Sign up to see
Alexander Calder’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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ArtSell has recorded 1,153 auction results for Alexander Calder between 1999 and 2026, of which 1,076 sold (93%). A further 117 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $37Sign up free to see to $16MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $16MSign up free to see for 39=50 at Phillips in May 2022. The most common medium is lithographs (688 lots). Most results come from Phillips (328), Rago Auctions (175) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (152).
1,253 results · page 1 of 32
- Composition with Circles, 1971$6,000≈ £4,496≈ €5,236Sign up free to see
- The Black Line, 1967£3,354≈ $4,486≈ €3,908Sign up free to see
- $3,000≈ £2,223≈ €2,588Sign up free to see
- $1,024≈ £752≈ €877Sign up free to see
- $57,600≈ £42,692≈ €49,939Sign up free to see
- $33,280≈ £24,666≈ €28,854Sign up free to see
- $2,048≈ £1,521≈ €1,774Sign up free to see
- $2,926≈ £2,173≈ €2,535Sign up free to see
- $5,376≈ £3,992≈ €4,658Sign up free to see
- Pennants, 1965$8,320≈ £6,214≈ €7,250Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (117)
Lots by Alexander Calder that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Alexander Calder paintings (8)Alexander Calder oil paintings (6)Alexander Calder works on paper (243)Alexander Calder watercolors (5)Alexander Calder gouaches (121)Alexander Calder drawings (28)Alexander Calder prints (804)Alexander Calder etchings (42)Alexander Calder aquatints (28)Alexander Calder lithographs (688)Alexander Calder screenprints (23)Alexander Calder sculpture (12)
Alexander Calder: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Alexander Calder at auction?
$15,648,500Sign up free to see, for 39=50 at Phillips (May 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Alexander Calder?
The median sale price is $4kSign up free to see across 1,075 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Alexander Calder have sold at auction?
1,076 of 1,153 recorded lots sold between 1999 and 2026. 117 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Alexander Calder?
Phillips, Rago Auctions and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
Alexander Calder signature
618 catalogued lots by Alexander Calder record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (86% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and dated "Calder 67" lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, May 21, 2026Signed and dated "Calder '49" lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, May 21, 2026Signed and dated in the stone, lower right sight: 20 x 26 in
— Friendship, Vogt Auction, Dec 13, 2025
About Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. Calder preferred not to analyze his work, saying, "Theories may be all very well for the artist himself, but they shouldn't be broadcast to other people." His father, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder, were also sculptors.
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In museum collections
Flamingo, 1973
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainEagle, 1971
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainLa Grande Vitesse, 1969
Grand Rapids · Public domain
