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
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Thumbnail shown for reference only. Phillips holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
Four Dots with Brass Tail
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) · 1953
$483,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £372,197≈ €427,585
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inGet alerts when Alexander Calder sells at auction
Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy
- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “sheet metal, brass, wire and paint, in 2 parts”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- incised with the artist's initials "AC" on the brass element
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 3 in. (15.9 x 24.1 x 7.6 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010818)
- Date
- November 14, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 183
- Estimate
- $250,000 – $350,000 (≈ £192,649 – £269,708) (≈ €221,317 – €309,844)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
Own a work by Alexander Calder? Get a free auction estimate →
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Similar size by this artist
Works by Alexander Calder with a longest side of about 24.1 cm (9.5 in) (±20 %).
Photo © Thierry de Maigret — view this lot on Thierry de Maigret ↗
Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Standing Mobile, Ca. 1950
Sculpture · Paper
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 6, 2025€96,750 ≈ $112,665 ≈ £84,431Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Untitled (Cape Clasp), c. 1937
Other
Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2025$9,525 ≈ £7,260 ≈ €8,228Sign up free to see price
Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗When One Leaf Hangs on a Bough, 1947
Etching · Paper
Bonhams · May 22, 2025$2,304 ≈ £1,717 ≈ €2,037Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled, 1946
Gouache · Paper
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024$63,500 ≈ £50,130 ≈ €60,121Sign up free to see priceMore results for Alexander Calder
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Ohne Titel (aus: The sacrilege of Alan Kent), 1976
Etching
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Ohne Titel (aus: The sacrilege of Alan Kent), 1976
Etching
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Laughing Moon, 1974
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€1,300 ≈ $1,482 ≈ £1,119Sign up free to see price
Photo © DuMouchelles — view this lot on DuMouchelles ↗Composition with Circles, 1971
Lithograph · ed. 21/100
DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026$6,000 ≈ £4,496 ≈ €5,236Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗The Black Line, 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 17/60
Phillips · Sep 17, 2026£3,354 ≈ $4,486 ≈ €3,908Sign up free to see price
Photo © Clarke Auction Gallery — view this lot on Clarke Auction Gallery ↗Spiral Rough et Bleu (Spiral Red and Blue), 1969
Lithograph · ed. 44/75
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 13, 2026$3,000 ≈ £2,223 ≈ €2,588Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session · Phillips · Nov 14, 2018
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Red Shift, 1990
Acrylic · Canvas
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018$759,000 ≈ £584,881 ≈ €671,919Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Don Lupito, 1936
Oil · Board
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018$591,000 ≈ £455,421 ≈ €523,194Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Between Black and White, 1970
Oil · Paper
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018$531,000 ≈ £409,185 ≈ €470,078Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Woman, 1952
Pastel · Paper
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018$495,000 ≈ £381,444 ≈ €438,208Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Porch, 1996
Acrylic · Canvas
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018$483,000 ≈ £372,197 ≈ €427,585Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Cosmetic Lady, 1983-86
Oil · Panel
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018$471,000 ≈ £362,950 ≈ €416,962Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
Other results by other artists in a similar price range.
Photo © León Gallery — view this lot on León Gallery ↗Sidrach, Misach, Abendnego
Other · Panel
León Gallery · Sep 12, 2026₱13,217,600 ≈ $211,085 ≈ £156,267 ≈ €182,095Sign up free to see price
Photo © Coeur d'Alene Art Auction — view this lot on Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗Sioux War Dancer, 1965
Other · Paper
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026$217,800 ≈ £163,464 ≈ €191,439Sign up free to see price
Photo © Coeur d'Alene Art Auction — view this lot on Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗Horse Dancer
Other · Paper
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026$272,250 ≈ £204,331 ≈ €239,299Sign up free to see price
Photo © Coeur d'Alene Art Auction — view this lot on Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗Herakawin (Elk Woman), 1963
Other · Paper
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026$272,250 ≈ £204,331 ≈ €239,299Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗No. 1, 1969
Other
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026€903,000 ≈ $1,044,500 ≈ £779,361Sign up free to see priceArtists related to Alexander Calder
All Alexander Calder results · More from Phillips · Art value guides