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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Hanns Swarzenski zum siebzigsten Geburtstag, 1973
Drawing
Lempertz · May 30, 2008 · Lot 462
€14,400≈ $22,332≈ £11,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
Checkerboard, 1965
Gouache · Paper
29 1/4 x 42 1/4in
Bonhams · May 5, 2008 · Lot 124
$54,000≈ £27,426≈ €34,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 116
$1,560≈ £800≈ €1,073Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 117
$1,200≈ £616≈ €825Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Circus, 1975
Bon Art, hand woven maguey jute fiber · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 118
$3,900≈ £2,001≈ €2,682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
No. 9, 1975
Bon Art, hand woven maguey jute fiber · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 119
$4,200≈ £2,155≈ €2,888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Sun, 1975
Bon Art, hand woven maguey jute fiber · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 120
$3,240≈ £1,663≈ €2,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Turquoise, 1974
Bon Art, hand woven maguey jute fiber · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 121
$5,160≈ £2,648≈ €3,548Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Moon, 1975
Bon Art, hand woven maguey jute fiber · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 122
$3,000≈ £1,539≈ €2,063Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Star, 1975
Bon Art, hand woven maguey jute fiber · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 123
$6,300≈ £3,233≈ €4,332Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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