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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39=50Phillips · May 2022$15,648,500≈ £12,591,326≈ €14,870,759Sign up to see
Black GammaPhillips · May 2019$5,477,500≈ £4,276,290≈ €4,889,315Sign up to see
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Sun and Sea, c. 1972
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 108/150
S. 22 3/4 x 30 5/8 in. (57.8 x 77.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 184
$12,600≈ £9,111≈ €10,811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
La Mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory): plate 11, 1976
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 75/100
S. 28 3/8 x 20 1/2 in. (72.1 x 52.1 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 185
$9,450≈ £6,833≈ €8,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
Papouse (Papoose), 1969
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 62/75
S. 29 1/2 x 43 in. (74.9 x 109.2 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 186
$13,608≈ £9,839≈ €11,676Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
Nids d’araignées, c. 1975
Screenprint
29½ h x 43¼ w in (75 x 110 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 101
$8,750≈ £6,425≈ €7,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Grande composition fond jaune, 1970
Lithograph
45¼ h x 29¼ w in (115 x 74 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 103
$6,875≈ £5,048≈ €5,946Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
White Circles and Ellipses, 1976
Lithograph
22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 105
$4,940≈ £3,627≈ €4,273Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Spirale Imaginatif, 1975
Lithograph
31 h x 22¾ w in (79 x 58 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 109
$8,320≈ £6,109≈ €7,196Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Paix, 1972
Lithograph
22⅞ h x 31½ w in (58 x 80 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 114
$4,375≈ £3,212≈ €3,784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Abe Ribicoff, 1974
Lithograph
31⅛ h x 23⅛ w in (79 x 59 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 115
$1,950≈ £1,432≈ €1,687Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Stars and Stripes (from the Flying Colors series), 1975
Lithograph · Paper
24⅞ h x 35½ w in (63 x 90 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 116
$3,750≈ £2,754≈ €3,243Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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