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Balloons tapestry by Alexander Calder, 1974, hand-woven maguey fiber, sold Apr 2025Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗

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Balloons tapestry

Catalogued as “After Alexander Calder” — not included in the artist’s headline statistics.

Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) · 1974

$30,480 price realized incl. premium

≈ £22,909≈ €26,702

Hammer $24,000 · with buyer’s premium $30,480

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Medium
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As published: “hand-woven maguey fiber”
Support
Paper
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
68½ h x 48½ w in (174 x 123 cm)
Auction house
Wright
Sale
Design (auctions/2025/04/design)
Date
April 23, 2025
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot
149
Estimate
$7,000 – — (≈ £5,261) (≈ €6,132)
Source
Auction house wright20.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026

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