Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Moon tapestry, 1975
Other · Paper
Wright · Aug 13, 2026$33,280 ≈ £24,666 ≈ €28,854Sign up free to see priceAfter the artist
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Two Horizontals and Nine Verticals
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) · 1956
$2,050,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,649,501≈ €1,915,530
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “sheet metal, wire and paint”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- incised with the artist’s initials “CA” on the largest red element
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 19 x 60 x 15 1/4 in. (48.3 x 152.4 x 38.7 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010716)
- Date
- November 16, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 13
- Estimate
- $1,800,000 – $2,500,000 (≈ £1,448,342 – £2,011,587) (≈ €1,681,929 – €2,336,012)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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