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  • Alexander Calder

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    Alexander Calder was an American Blue Chip artist best known for his mobiles and wire sculptures. His biomorphic forms recall the Surrealism of Joan Miró, with curved lines, geometric shapes, and soft angles. “My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses, and movement,” the artist once said. Born on August 22, 1898 in Lawnton, PA, Calder received a degree in mechanical engineering before turning to art in the 1920s, studying painting under George Luks and Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League in New York. Calder moved to Paris to continue his studies in 1926, where he was introduced to the European avant-garde through Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Fernand Léger. That same year, Calder embarked on arguably his most beloved piece, Cirque Calder (1931), a mechanized miniature circus that is performed before an audience. “I was very fond of the spatial relations,” he said of his interest in the circus. “The whole thing of—the vast space—I’ve always loved it.” Notably, it was his friend Duchamp that coined the term mobiles as a suggestion for an exhibition of Calder’s work in 1932. During the following decades, along with his mobiles he also produced paintings and non-kinetic works. The artist lived in both Roxbury, CT, and France before his death on November 11, 1976 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Tate Gallery in London. Listings wanted.

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Onions 1973 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Onions 1973 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, EA

Size: 20x28 in  | 51x71 cm
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Untitled EA  HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Untitled EA HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, EA

Size: 0x0 in  | 0x0 cm
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Calder Festival in Chicago Poster 1974 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Calder Festival in Chicago Poster 1974 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, Not Numbered, less than a dozen signed

Size: 29x18 in  | 74x46 cm
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Autumn AP 1969 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Autumn AP 1969

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Plate Signed, From the AP Edition of 10

Size: 17x24 in  | 43x61 cm
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Sky Swirl 1974 (Braniff Airlines) Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Sky Swirl 1974 (Braniff Airlines)

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Plate Signed, Open Edition

Size: 20x26 in  | 51x66 cm
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Stars and Stripes 1976 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Stars and Stripes 1976 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, Not Numbered, From the Edition of 1,000

Size: 9x11 in  | 22x28 cm
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Albi Calder AP 1969 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Albi Calder AP 1969 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Poster, Hand Signed, Artist Proof

Size: 35x25 in  | 89x64 cm
🔥Hand Signed 1969 Artist Proof Lithograph - A Steal - Inquire - Blue Chip - 12 Watchers
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Loops and Yin Yang 1969 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Loops and Yin Yang 1969 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 90

Size: 32x23 in  | 81x58 cm
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Puppet Man 1960 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Puppet Man 1960

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, 66/75

Size: 40x17 in  | 102x43 cm
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Beastie, From the Flying Colors Collection 1974 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Beastie, From the Flying Colors Collection 1974

Limited Edition Print: Original Lithograph, Plate Signed, From the edition

Size: 26x30 in  | 66x76 cm
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Alphabet Surtout O 1966 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Alphabet Surtout O 1966

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 90

Size: 30x21 in  | 76x54 cm
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Flying Colors, 6 Lithographs Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Flying Colors, 6 Lithographs

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Other, From the edition of 250

Size: 20x26 in  | 51x66 cm
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Couleur Au Choix AP 1976 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Couleur Au Choix AP 1976 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the AP Edition of 10

Size: 14x20 in  | 36x51 cm
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Humanite 1969 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Humanite 1969 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph Printed in Colors on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 200

Size: 32x23 in  | 81x57 cm
1969 Hand Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
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Composition 1965 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Composition 1965

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph in Colors, Plate Signed, Not Numbered

Size: 10x7 in  | 25x19 cm
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Un Stamp 1976 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Un Stamp 1976

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Plate Signed, From the Edition of 1500

Size: 10x12 in  | 25x30 cm
Framed 1976 Limited Edition Lithograph
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S and the O 1969 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

S and the O 1969

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Plate Signed, From the Edition of 375

Size: 18x24 in  | 46x61 cm
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Asymetrie 1972 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Asymetrie 1972

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Plate Signed, Unnumbered Limited Edition

Size: 32x23x0 in  | 82x58x0 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph - 13 Watchers
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Lo Oscuro 1970 HS Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Lo Oscuro 1970 HS

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 500

Size: 30x32 in  | 76x82 cm
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Three Legged Man AP 1973 Limited Edition Print - Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Three Legged Man AP 1973

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, Artist Proof

Size: 15x11 in  | 38x28 cm
🔥Limited Edition Hand Signed Artist Proof - 9 Watchers
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