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La Vague (The Wave)
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) · 1971
$4,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,623≈ €4,120
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheet”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 77/100
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 77/100 in pencil · Alexander Calder signature
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- S. 75.9 x 56.8 cm (29 7/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030218)
- Date
- October 17, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 171
- Estimate
- $1,500 – $2,500 (≈ £1,144 – £1,907) (≈ €1,301 – €2,168)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2018 and 2021 · sold 2
Oct 17, 2018 · Phillips this result
Evening & Day Editions, lot 171
Sold $4,750Sign up to see · est. $1,500 – $2,500
As catalogued
Alexander Calder, “La Vague (The Wave)”, 1971
Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheet
S. 75.9 x 56.8 cm (29 7/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
Edition 77/100
Jun 14, 2021 · Phillips
Evening & Day Editions, lot 216
Sold £4,410 +31% in USDSign up to see · est. £1,500 – £2,000
As catalogued
Alexander Calder, “La Vague (The Wave)”, 1971
Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheet
S. 75.9 x 56.8 cm (29 7/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
Edition 77/100
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 89%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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