Alexander Calder - Editions & Works on Paper New York Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | Phillips

Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 18 - 20 April 2023

  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Milwaukee and Palm Springs
    Thence by descent to the present owners

  • Literature

    Maeght Editeur, Catalogue des Lithographies et Eaux-fortes originales, vol. 1, 1974, p. 32

  • Artist Biography

    Alexander Calder

    American • 1898 - 1976

    Alexander 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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Alexander Calder

Les Gueules dégoulinantes (Dripping Mouths)

1966
Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
I. 14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
S. 18 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (47 x 64.5 cm)
Signed and numbered 30/90 in pencil, published by Maeght, Paris, framed.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500 

Sold for $3,048

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 18 - 20 April 2023