Alexander Calder

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
White MoonPhillips · Nov 2021$4,628,000≈ £3,439,102≈ €4,089,784Sign up to see

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Untitled (Champagne Cork Wire Figure), 1960
champagne cork wire
2 1/8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. (5.4 x 10.2 x 3.2 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 180
$35,000≈ £26,971≈ €30,984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (Man, Woman, Bird and Sun), 1968
Drawing · Paper
16 x 13 3/4 in. (40.6 x 34.9 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 181
$22,500≈ £17,338≈ €19,919Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Pont du gard, 1962
Gouache · Paper
29 1/4 x 41 1/2 in. (74.3 x 105.4 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 182
$68,750≈ £52,978≈ €60,862Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–45,000View at Phillips ↗
Four Dots with Brass Tail, 1953
sheet metal, brass, wire and paint, in 2 parts · Paper
6 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 3 in. (15.9 x 24.1 x 7.6 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 183
$483,000≈ £372,197≈ €427,585Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250,000–350,000View at Phillips ↗
Aspect Lunaire
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018 · Lot 518
$1,750≈ £1,343≈ €1,542Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled from Stabiles
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018 · Lot 519
$1,625≈ £1,247≈ €1,432Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Serpentins
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018 · Lot 560
$2,250≈ £1,726≈ €1,983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Peace
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018 · Lot 561
$2,625≈ £2,014≈ €2,314Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Escargot
Lithograph
25 3/4 in. x 38 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 9, 2018 · Lot 1510
$1,300≈ £997≈ €1,146HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Le Affichistes #110/150
Lithograph · Paper
50.2 x 40.6 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 4, 2018 · Lot 202
CA$1,404≈ $1,072≈ £825≈ €943Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$800–1,000View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗

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