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Alexander Calder
Stars and Stripes, from Flying Colors Collection
- Estimate
- $2,000 - 4,000
$6,930
Lot Details
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet.
1975
S. 25 x 35 1/2 in. (63.5 x 90.2 cm)
Signed and numbered 90/100 in pencil, commissioned by Braniff Airways, Dallas, unframed.
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Catalogue Essay
The Flying Colors Collection was a promotional portfolio of prints to advertise the Douglas DC-8-62 airplane that Calder had painted as part of Braniff's "Flying Colors Campaign."
Alexander Calder
American | B. 1898 D. 1976Alexander Calder worked as an abstract sculptor and has been commonly referred to as the creator of the mobile. He employed industrious materials of wire and metal and transformed them into delicate geometric shapes that respond to the wind or float in air. Born into a family of sculptors, Calder created art from childhood and moved to Paris in 1926, where he became a pioneer of the international avant-garde. In addition to his mobiles, Calder produced an array of public constructions worldwide as well as drawings and paintings that feature the same brand of abstraction. Calder was born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania.
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