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

Own a work by Alexander Calder? Get a free auction estimate →

1,272lots offered1999–2026years recorded93%sold (1,078)$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

1,264 results · page 9 of 32

McGovern, 1972
Lithograph
28¼ h x 22 w in (72 x 56 cm)
Wright · Dec 7, 2023 · Lot 307
$1,260≈ £1,003≈ €1,170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Wright ↗
Pyramids and Sun, 1973
Lithograph
29½ h x 43 w in (75 x 109 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 203
$4,032≈ £3,253≈ €3,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Untitled, 1966
Lithograph
10 h x 7⅜ w in (25 x 19 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 206
$1,134≈ £915≈ €1,045Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Untitled (from The Sacrilege of Alan Kent series), 1976
Aquatint · Paper
15¾ h x 17⅞ w in (40 x 45 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 207
$756≈ £610≈ €697Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Humanité, 1969
Lithograph
32 h x 22⅝ w in (81 x 57 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 213
$1,890≈ £1,525≈ €1,742Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Four Creatures, 1970
Gouache · Paper
29 3/8 x 43 in. (74.6 x 109.2 cm)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 160
$88,900≈ £71,320≈ €81,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
Brothers, right, 1965
Gouache · Paper
29 1/2 x 42 1/2 in. (74.9 x 108 cm)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 161
$88,900≈ £71,320≈ €81,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
Cobblestones, 1971
Gouache · Paper
30 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (78.1 x 57.8 cm)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 175
$40,640≈ £32,603≈ €37,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Calder #1 textile, model 1-145, 1949
Screenprint · Other support
45 h x 23 w in (114 x 58 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 208
$3,780≈ £3,032≈ €3,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
New Blériot, 1950
sheet metal, wire, rod and paint · Paper
46 1/2 x 50 x 11 in. (118.1 x 127 x 27.9 cm)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2023 · Lot 7
$3,206,000≈ £2,607,776≈ €2,989,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000,000–5,000,000View at Phillips ↗

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 (806)Alexander Calder etchings (43)Alexander Calder aquatints (28)Alexander Calder lithographs (689)Alexander Calder screenprints (23)Alexander Calder sculpture (12)