Alexander
Calder
Alexander Calder was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile. In addition to mobile and stabile sculpture, Alexander Calder created paintings, lithographs and tapestries. Born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania, Calder came from a family of sculptors. Initially trained as a mechanical engineer, Calder woke early one morning and saw a sunrise with moon-set which deeply impressed him and set him on the path of becoming an artist. In his years as an artist, he divided his time between New York and Paris. Calder died on November 11, 1976, shortly following the opening of another major retrospective show at the Whitney Museum in New York. His works sell in auction for millions and are found in major institutions and major museums throughout the world.
Jardin Fleuriste (Floral Garden)
1976
Lithograph
20 x 14 inches
EDITION Artist's proof
Other Info Signed
Untitled (Fireflies)
Color lithograph
20 x 28 inches
EDITION of 100
Other Info Signed and numbered in pencil
Red Sphere and Forms
1975
Lithograph
21.25 x 28.25 inches
EDITION Trial proof
Other Info Initialed in pencil and annotated "TP"
Spheres with Red and Blue Background
1975
Lithograph
22 x 27.9 inches
EDITION Trial proof
Other Info Initialed in pencil and annotated "TP"
Phrygien et Barre de Fer
1969
Lithograph
29 x 43 inches
EDITION of 75
Other Info Signed and numbered