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
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Untitled, c. 1975
Lithograph · Paper
19½ h x 27¾ w in (50 x 70 cm)
Wright · Jan 18, 2018 · Lot 274
$5,000≈ £3,605≈ €4,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled, c. 1960
Screenprint · Paper
25½ h x 19½ w in (65 x 50 cm)
Wright · Jan 18, 2018 · Lot 276
$6,875≈ £4,956≈ €5,619Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
Ohne Titel, 1968
Drawing
28 x 21,8 cm (11 x 8,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 8, 2017 · Lot 456
€8,750≈ $10,274≈ £7,658Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Los Oscuro Invade, 1974
Gouache
69.8 x 99.5 cm (27.4 x 39.1 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 8, 2017 · Lot 457
€20,000≈ $23,484≈ £17,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Squash Blossoms
Lithograph
Image: 12.25" high x 9" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 69
$425≈ £314≈ €358HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Woman With Swirls, 1975 Tapestry
ed. 77/100
81.25" high x 57.5" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 93
$2,000≈ £1,479≈ €1,683HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Circus, 1975
ed. 77/100
85" high x 56" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 94
$3,600≈ £2,662≈ €3,029HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Soleil et spirale
Lithograph · ed. 62/100
sheet size: 52 by 73cm; 80 by 99 by 3cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 136
ZAR 40,985≈ $2,985≈ £2,232≈ €2,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Map Mondo, 1969
Gouache · Paper
30 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (77.5 x 57.8 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2017 · Lot 101
$75,000≈ £56,952≈ €63,345Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
Overlapping Spirals, 1969
Gouache · Paper
43 1/8 x 23 3/8 in. (109.5 x 59.4 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2017 · Lot 102
$100,000≈ £75,936≈ €84,459Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗

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