Photo © Thierry de Maigret — view this lot on Thierry de Maigret ↗Planche de la proue de la table
Drawing (crayon)
Thierry de Maigret · Jul 1, 2026€494 ≈ $562 ≈ £425Sign up free to see price
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Composition with Blue Sphere
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) · 1951
$185,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £118,173≈ €148,762
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas and wire, in artist's frame”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Initialed · Alexander Calder signature
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in. (19.1 x 8.9 x 1.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010814)
- Date
- November 14, 2014
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 186
- Estimate
- $100,000 – $150,000 (≈ £63,877 – £95,816) (≈ €80,412 – €120,618)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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