Alexander Calder Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1898–1976

Alexander Calder works on paper have appeared at auction 250 times in ArtSell’s records between 2002 and 2026; 239 sold, a sell-through rate of 96%. Half of the priced sales fell between $22.7kSign up free to see and $126kSign up free to see, with a median of $64kSign up free to see. 39=50 holds the top price on file: $16MSign up free to see at Phillips (May 2022). Most results come from Phillips (110), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (42) and Rago Auctions (19).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Line of Seven, 1962

   Gouache · Paper

   29 x 43 in. (73.7 x 109.2 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 193
   $53,340≈ £42,109≈ €50,502Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Ten Triangles of Color, 1970

   Gouache · Paper

   29 3/8 x 43 1/8 in. (74.6 x 109.5 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 192
   $95,250≈ £75,195≈ €90,182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Untitled, 1947

   Gouache · Paper

   22 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. (57.8 x 78.1 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 191
   $190,500≈ £150,391≈ €180,364Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Untitled, 1946

   Gouache · Paper

   10 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (26.4 x 28.9 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 190
   $63,500≈ £50,130≈ €60,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Sun tapestry, 1974After the artist

   hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

   74 h x 51 w in (188 x 130 cm)

   Wright · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 105
   $22,680≈ £17,473≈ €20,998Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
6. 
   Moon tapestry, 1975After the artist

   hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

   48 h x 67½ w in (122 x 171 cm)

   Wright · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 103
   $27,720≈ £21,356≈ €25,664Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
7. 
   Balloons tapestry, 1974After the artist

   hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

   70 h x 49½ w in (178 x 126 cm)

   Wright · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 101
   $32,760≈ £25,239≈ €30,331Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
8. 
   Star tapestry, 1975After the artist

   hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

   71½ h x 48 w in (182 x 122 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Sep 19, 2024 · Lot 100
   $28,820≈ £21,689≈ €25,834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   Sun tapestry, 1974After the artist

   hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

   48 w x 73 l in (122 x 185 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Sep 19, 2024 · Lot 109
   $40,320≈ £30,343≈ €36,142Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    Floating Circles tapestry, 1974After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    71½ h x 49½ w in (182 x 126 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Sep 19, 2024 · Lot 113
    $35,280≈ £26,550≈ €31,624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
11. 
    Untitled – Small Hanging Mobile in 4 Colors, 1958

    Sheet iron, wire, coloured · Paper

    35 x 23 x 20 cm (hanging)

    Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 · Lot 46
    CHF 650,000≈ $767,325≈ £584,985≈ €692,469HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 400,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
12. 
    Flight from Tyranny: for Amnesty International, circa 1975

    Drawing

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 12, 2024 · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
13. 
    Flight from Tyranny: for Amnesty International, circa 1975

    Drawing

    Sloans & Kenyon · Aug 8, 2024 · Lot 195
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
14. 
    Tapestry No. 9, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    56¼ h x 84¾ w in (143 x 215 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jul 31, 2024 · Lot 100
    $32,760≈ £25,530≈ €30,255Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
15. 
    Forms around the Spirals, 1967

    Gouache · Paper

    29 1/2 x 43 1/4 in. (74.9 x 109.9 cm)

    Phillips · Jul 17, 2024 · Lot 4
    $107,950≈ £82,847≈ €98,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Moon tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    67½ h x 47 w in (171 x 119 cm)

    Wright · Jun 6, 2024 · Lot 204
    $24,890≈ £19,493≈ €22,908Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Wright ↗
17. 
    Floating Circles tapestry, 1974After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    71½ h x 50½ w in (182 x 128 cm)

    Wright · Jun 6, 2024 · Lot 217
    $30,240≈ £23,682≈ €27,832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Wright ↗
18. 
    La Vague Rouge

    hand-woven wool · Paper

    61 h x 40½ w in (155 x 103 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 22, 2024 · Lot 120
    $35,280≈ £27,745≈ €32,576Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
19. 
    Mobile

    Drawing

    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 18, 2024 · Lot 69
    $12,800≈ £10,114≈ €11,804Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
20. 
    Sun tapestry, 1974After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    48 w x 73 l in (122 x 185 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 16, 2024 · Lot 156
    $45,150≈ £35,672≈ €41,552Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
21. 
    Untitled, 1969

    Gouache · Paper

    29 1/8 x 43 in. (74 x 109.2 cm)

    Phillips · May 15, 2024 · Lot 229
    $127,000≈ £100,642≈ €117,245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Grass, 1973

    Gouache · Paper

    29 3/8 x 43 1/4 in. (74.6 x 109.9 cm)

    Phillips · May 15, 2024 · Lot 228
    $158,750≈ £125,802≈ €146,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Rose des sables, 1974

    Gouache · Paper

    29 1/2 x 43 1/4 in. (74.9 x 109.9 cm)

    Phillips · May 15, 2024 · Lot 227
    $133,350≈ £105,674≈ €123,107Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Pyramids tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    72½ h x 96 w in (184 x 244 cm)

    Wright · Apr 25, 2024 · Lot 101
    $21,420≈ £17,120≈ €19,981Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
25. 
    Circus, 1975After the artist

    Handwoven jute Maguey fiber tapestry · Paper · ed. 82/100

    84 1/2 x 56 3/4 in. (214.6 x 144.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 16, 2024 · Lot 236
    $17,780≈ £14,281≈ €16,715Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
26. 
    Circus tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven Guatemalan maguey fiber · Paper

    86 h x 56¼ w in (218 x 143 cm)

    Wright · Mar 28, 2024 · Lot 122
    $32,760≈ £25,912≈ €30,302Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Wright ↗
27. 
    White Path, 1972

    Gouache · Paper

    29½ h x 43 w in (75 x 109 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2024 · Lot 201
    $151,200≈ £118,116≈ €138,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
28. 
    Moon tapestry, 1974-75After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    47½ h x 66 w in (121 x 168 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 28, 2024 · Lot 103
    $28,820≈ £22,811≈ €26,665Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
29. 
    Floating Circles tapestry, 1974After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    71 h x 50¼ w in (180 x 128 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 28, 2024 · Lot 101
    $44,100≈ £34,906≈ €40,803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
30. 
    Rare Sillons noirs sur rouge tapestry, c. 1970

    hand-woven wool · Paper

    88½ w x 64¾ l in (225 x 164 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 13, 2024 · Lot 172
    $47,880≈ £37,751≈ €44,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
31. 
    Sun tapestry, 1974After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    47½ h x 72 w in (121 x 183 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 13, 2024 · Lot 103
    $22,270≈ £17,559≈ €20,634Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
32. 
    Sun tapestry, 1974After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    48 h x 72 w in (122 x 183 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 19, 2024 · Lot 301
    $25,200≈ £19,866≈ €23,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
33. 
    Balloons tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    68¾ h x 48¾ w in (175 x 124 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 19, 2024 · Lot 305
    $22,680≈ £17,879≈ €20,832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
34. 
    Lithographs

    on Paper · Paper

    DuMouchelles · Jan 19, 2024 · Lot 1230
    Result not publishedEst. $200–400View at DuMouchelles ↗
35. 
    Moon tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    48 h x 66½ w in (122 x 169 cm)

    Wright · Dec 13, 2023 · Lot 153
    $30,240≈ £24,142≈ €28,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Wright ↗
36. 
    Tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    6' x 8' (183 x 244 cm)

    Wright · Dec 13, 2023 · Lot 151
    $27,720≈ £22,130≈ €25,698Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
37. 
    Sweet peas, 1975

    Gouache

    110 x 74.5 cm (43.3 x 29.3 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Dec 8, 2023 · Lot 128
    €73,660≈ $79,383≈ £63,118Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
38. 
    Grußkarte der Galerie Maeght, 1968

    Drawing

    25,5 x 32,5 cm

    Quittenbaum · Dec 6, 2023 · Lot 416
    €470≈ $507≈ £402HammerSign up free to seeView at Quittenbaum ↗
39. 
    Cobblestones, 1971

    Gouache · Paper

    30 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (78.1 x 57.8 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 175
    $40,640≈ £32,603≈ €37,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Brothers, right, 1965

    Gouache · Paper

    29 1/2 x 42 1/2 in. (74.9 x 108 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 161
    $88,900≈ £71,320≈ €81,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
41. 
    Four Creatures, 1970

    Gouache · Paper

    29 3/8 x 43 in. (74.6 x 109.2 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 160
    $88,900≈ £71,320≈ €81,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
42. 
    New Blériot, 1950

    sheet metal, wire, rod and paint · Paper

    46 1/2 x 50 x 11 in. (118.1 x 127 x 27.9 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 14, 2023 · Lot 7
    $3,206,000≈ £2,607,776≈ €2,989,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000,000–5,000,000View at Phillips ↗
43. 
    Untitled, 1966

    Gouache · Paper

    22¾ h x 30¾ w in (58 x 78 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2023 · Lot 100
    $50,400≈ £41,099≈ €47,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
44. 
    Le Lézard et le Tétard, c. 1970

    woven wool · Paper

    64 h x 106 w in (163 x 269 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2023 · Lot 102
    $76,860≈ £62,676≈ €72,027Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
45. 
    Untitled

    Gouache

    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Nov 4, 2023 · Lot 562
    $96,000≈ £78,023≈ €89,703Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
46. 
    Star tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    57 h x 85 w in (145 x 216 cm)

    Wright · Oct 26, 2023 · Lot 100
    $37,800≈ £31,263≈ €35,863Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
47. 
    Swirls tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    57 h x 84½ w in (145 x 215 cm)

    Wright · Oct 26, 2023 · Lot 102
    $22,680≈ £18,758≈ €21,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
48. 
    Turquoise tapestry, 1975After the artist

    hand-woven maguey fiber · Paper

    55½ h x 84 w in (141 x 213 cm)

    Wright · Oct 26, 2023 · Lot 104
    $40,320≈ £33,347≈ €38,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
49. 
    La Poire, le fromage, et le serpent (from The Bicentennial Tapestries series), 1975After the artist

    hand-woven wool tapestry · Paper

    40¼ h x 58⅞ w in (102 x 150 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 19, 2023 · Lot 116
    $25,200≈ £20,789≈ €23,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
50. 
    Untitled, 1965

    Gouache · Paper

    21⅜ h x 29⅞ w in (54 x 76 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Sep 13, 2023 · Lot 191
    $47,880≈ £38,405≈ €44,610Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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