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)

Email alerts for new results and upcoming sales

1,274lots offered1999–2026years recorded93%sold (1,080)$4kSign up free to seemedian price

11 works by Alexander Calder with an auction history (offered more than once) →

3 works by Alexander Calder coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

Show prices also in

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
White MoonPhillips · Nov 2021$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

3 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters

Longest side– Editioned With imagesReset

1,270 results · page 21 of 32

Maguey fiber wall hangingAfter the artist
Rago Auctions · May 19, 2019 · Lot 1548
$5,625≈ £4,413≈ €5,035Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Jute fiber wall hangingAfter the artist
Rago Auctions · May 19, 2019 · Lot 1549
$4,063≈ £3,188≈ €3,637Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Balloons, 1975
Handwoven jute maguey tapestry · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2019 · Lot 234
$8,125≈ £6,375≈ €7,273Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Black Pyramids, 1975
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2019 · Lot 235
$2,813≈ £2,207≈ €2,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Black Gamma, 1966
sheet metal, wire and paint · Paper
108 x 144 x 100 in. (274.3 x 365.8 x 254 cm.)
Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 11
$5,477,500≈ £4,276,290≈ €4,889,315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000,000–7,000,000View at Phillips ↗
White Versus Yellow, 1973
sheet metal, wire and paint · Paper
30 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (77.5 x 67.3 x 14.6 cm.)
Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 15
$1,400,000≈ £1,092,981≈ €1,249,665Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500,000–700,000View at Phillips ↗
Meadow Grass, 1964
Gouache · Paper
29 1/2 x 42 1/2 in. (75 x 108 cm.)
Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 138
$62,500≈ £48,521≈ €55,888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
Las Vegas, 1974
Gouache · Paper
43 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (109.9 x 74.9 cm.)
Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 139
$187,500≈ £145,563≈ €167,665Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
Brooch, 1945
Sculpture
2 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/8 in. (5.4 x 5.4 x 1 cm.)
Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 188
$50,000≈ £38,817≈ €44,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
Potpourri en Ciel
Rago Auctions · May 4, 2019 · Lot 603
$2,750≈ £2,115≈ €2,465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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 (808)Alexander Calder etchings (43)Alexander Calder aquatints (28)Alexander Calder lithographs (691)Alexander Calder screenprints (23)Alexander Calder sculpture (12)