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Alexander Calder 1963

Untitled - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

Untitled - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is an original Lithograph realized in 1963 by Alexander Calder from "Derrière Le Miroir" No signature.

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1960s Contemporary More Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

Untitled - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is an original Lithograph realized in 1963 by Alexander Calder from "Derrière Le Miroir" No signature.

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1960s Contemporary More Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Over the decades, Derrière le Miroir collaborated with some of the greatest modern artists, including Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, and...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Over the decades, Derrière le Miroir collaborated with some of the greatest modern artists, including Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, and...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Over the decades, Derrière le Miroir collaborated with some of the greatest modern artists, including Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, and...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Over the decades, Derrière le Miroir collaborated with some of the greatest modern artists, including Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, and...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Stables I - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

Stables I - Lithograph by Alexander Calder - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Over the decades, Derrière le Miroir collaborated with some of the greatest modern artists, including Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, and...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Clog, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, Clog, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, Clog, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sabot (Clog), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141.

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Anteater, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, Anteater, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, Anteater, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Tamanoir (Anteater), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141.

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, The Triangles, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, The Triangles, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, The Triangles, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Les Triangles (The Triangles), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141.

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, The Moon, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, The Moon, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, The Moon, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled La lune (The Moon), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141.

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Prickly Pig, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, Prickly Pig, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, Prickly Pig, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Porc qui pique (Prickly Pig), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141.

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Snow Plow, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, Snow Plow, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, Snow Plow, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Chasse neige (Snow Plow), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141.

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder Lithograph, Abstract, 1963, Derriere le Miroir #141
Alexander Calder Lithograph, Abstract, 1963, Derriere le Miroir #141

Alexander Calder Lithograph, Abstract, 1963, Derriere le Miroir #141

By Alexander Calder

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere le Miroir #141 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #141 Medium: Original lithograph Date: 1963 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 22" x 29 1/4" Sheet ...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, The Phrygian Cap, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, The Phrygian Cap, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, The Phrygian Cap, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Le bonnet phrygien (The Phrygian Cap), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 141.

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Photolithograph on paper, realized in 1963 for the french Art Review Derrière le Miroir. Not signed. Very good condition.

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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Photolithograph on paper, realized in 1963 for the french Art Review Derrière le Miroir. Not signed. Very good condition.

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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Photolithograph on paper, realized in 1963 for the french Art Review Derrière le Miroir. Not signed. Very good condition.

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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Photolithograph on paper, realized in 1963 for the french Art Review Derrière le Miroir. Not signed. Very good condition.

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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

Calder's Stabiles - Photolithograph - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Photolithograph on paper, realized in 1963 for the french Art Review Derrière le Miroir. Not signed. Very good condition.

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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder, Clog and Phrygian Cap, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, Clog and Phrygian Cap, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, Clog and Phrygian Cap, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sabot et le bonnet phrygien (Clog and Phrygian Cap), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir, No....

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder, The Moon and the Prickly Pig, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder, The Moon and the Prickly Pig, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder, The Moon and the Prickly Pig, from Derriere le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled La lune et porc qui pique (The Moon and the Prickly Pig), originates from the historic 1963 folio Derriere le Miroir...

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Calder's Stabiles and Portrait of the Artist - 1963

Calder's Stabiles and Portrait of the Artist - 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Roma, IT

Photolithograph on paper, realized in 1963 for the french Art Review Derrière le Miroir. Not signed. Very good condition.

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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Worms and Sun, American Modern Gouache and Watercolor on Paper, 1963

Worms and Sun, American Modern Gouache and Watercolor on Paper, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in New York, NY

Alexander Calder (1898-1976) American, Lawnton, PA - New York, NY “Worms and Sun” 1963 Gouache and watercolor and paper 29 ½ x 21 ½ in. unframed 36 ⅞ x 27 ⅞ in. framed Signed and da...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Colored Wedge Structure Lithograph, Modernism, 1963, Unframed, DLM

Colored Wedge Structure Lithograph, Modernism, 1963, Unframed, DLM

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This double-page lithograph, featuring a colored wedge structure, is printed on pages 17 and 18 of Derrière le Miroir (DLM) No. 141. The lithograph includes a fold line down the cent...

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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from DLM
Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from DLM

Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from DLM

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Alexander Calder Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from Derriere le Miroir #141 Unsigned With the central fold, as issued Edition of unknown Sheet...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Hans Richter Dada Wearable Artist Jewel 18 Karat Gold Necklace 1967
Hans Richter Dada Wearable Artist Jewel 18 Karat Gold Necklace 1967

Hans Richter Dada Wearable Artist Jewel 18 Karat Gold Necklace 1967

By Hans Richter

Located in New York, NY

Richter wrote the definitive first-person history of the Dada movement, published as "Art and Anti-Art "; made a film about Alexander Calder as late as 1963 and is known for importan...

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Vintage 1960s German Modernist More Necklaces

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18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

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1963 Alexander Calder 'DLM No. 141 Pages 4, 5'

1963 Alexander Calder 'DLM No. 141 Pages 4, 5'

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This double-page lithograph, printed on pages 4 and 5 of Derrière le Miroir (DLM) No. 141, features a central fold line as issued. Derrière le Miroir, literally translated as "behind...

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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'Intersecting Colored Patterns' Surrealism Red, Orange, Blac

1963 Alexander Calder 'Intersecting Colored Patterns' Surrealism Red, Orange, Blac

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 11.25 x 10 inches ( 28.575 x 25.4 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional ...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'Intersecting Colored Shapes' Contemporary Blue, Green, Red,

1963 Alexander Calder 'Intersecting Colored Shapes' Contemporary Blue, Green, Red,

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 11.5 x 7 inches ( 29.21 x 17.78 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional De...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'DLM No. 141 Page 15' Surrealism Multicolor Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'DLM No. 141 Page 15' Surrealism Multicolor Lithograph

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Image Size: 12.5 x 8 inches ( 31.75 x 20.32 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional De...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Hovering Bowties of Alexander Calder Lithograph, 1963
Hovering Bowties of Alexander Calder Lithograph, 1963

Hovering Bowties of Alexander Calder Lithograph, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Lithograph "Hovering Bowties" (Guache in paper) from Alexander Calder, 1963 manufactured by Norton Siman Inc.

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Vintage 1980s French Modern Prints

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Paper

Alexander Calder Lithography, 1963
Alexander Calder Lithography, 1963

Alexander Calder Lithography, 1963

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H 15 in W 11 in D 0.25 in

Alexander Calder Lithography, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Los Angeles, CA

wonderful color lithography ' Dancer' from the stabiles series, printed in 1963 for Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) by Alexander Calder from 1963, framed behind glass.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Alexander Calder Lithograph "Les Triangles" Derriere Le Miroir, 1963
Alexander Calder Lithograph "Les Triangles" Derriere Le Miroir, 1963

Alexander Calder Lithograph "Les Triangles" Derriere Le Miroir, 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Rochester, NY

Original Alexander Calder double page centerfold lithograph "Les Triangles" from Derriere Le Miroir, publication number 141 year 1963.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Alexander Calder -- Stabiles
Alexander Calder -- Stabiles

Alexander CalderAlexander Calder -- Stabiles, 1963

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H 37.21 in W 29.53 in D 1.97 in

Alexander Calder -- Stabiles

By Alexander Calder

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Alexander Calder 'Stabiles,' 1963. Signed in pencil lower right.

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1960s Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'Three Legged Figure Lithograph' Modernism Multicolor Lith

1963 Alexander Calder 'Three Legged Figure Lithograph' Modernism Multicolor Lith

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Detai...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'Three Legged Figure in Black' Modernism Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'Three Legged Figure in Black' Modernism Lithograph

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Detai...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'Intersecting Colored Forms' Surrealism Black & White, Red,

1963 Alexander Calder 'Intersecting Colored Forms' Surrealism Black & White, Red,

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Image Size: 12.5 x 9 inches ( 31.75 x 22.86 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional De...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'DLM No. 141 Pages 12, 13' Surrealism Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder 'DLM No. 141 Pages 12, 13' Surrealism Lithograph

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Image Size: 15 x 22 inches ( 38.1 x 55.88 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Detai...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder-DLM No. 141 Page 10-15" x 22"-Lithograph-1963-Surrealism-Black

Alexander Calder-DLM No. 141 Page 10-15" x 22"-Lithograph-1963-Surrealism-Black

By Alexander Calder

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Lithograph printed on page 10 DLM No. 141. DLM stands for Derriere Le Miroir, literally translated as 'behind the mirror', is a French art magazine published from the late 30's until...

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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Mid-Century Modern Calder Lithograph from Derriere Le Miroir 1963 Unframed
Mid-Century Modern Calder Lithograph from Derriere Le Miroir 1963 Unframed

Mid-Century Modern Calder Lithograph from Derriere Le Miroir 1963 Unframed

By Alexander Calder

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is an unframed lithograph from Derriere le Miroir, by Alexander Calder, circa 1963. In excellent condition.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963
Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963

Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Paris, IDF

Alexander CALDER Stabiles Original lithographic pop-up card Plate signed Edited by Maeght in 1963 : Very rare invitation card for the Vernissage Open size : 15 x 33 cm (c. 6 x 13...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

ABS, Lithograph

Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963
Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963

Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Paris, IDF

Alexander CALDER Stabiles Original lithographic pop-up card Plate signed Edited by Maeght in 1963 : Very rare invitation card for the Vernissage Open size : 15 x 33 cm (c. 6 x 13...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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ABS, Lithograph

Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963
Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963

Stabiles - Original lithographic pop-up card - Plate signed - Maeght 1963

By Alexander Calder

Located in Paris, IDF

Alexander CALDER Stabiles Original lithographic pop-up card Plate signed Edited by Maeght in 1963 : Very rare invitation card for the Vernissage Open size : 15 x 33 cm (c. 6 x 13...

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1960s American Modern Abstract Prints

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ABS, Lithograph

1963 Alexander Calder Stabiles Lithograph for Derriere le Miroir No. 141
1963 Alexander Calder Stabiles Lithograph for Derriere le Miroir No. 141

1963 Alexander Calder Stabiles Lithograph for Derriere le Miroir No. 141

By Alexander Calder, Maeght

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) "Stabiles" color lithograph printed by Maeght, Paris; published by Derrière Le Miroir, Paris, No. 141 in 1963.

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Vintage 1960s French Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

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The American sculptor Alexander Calder is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling.

Because Calder's parents, both artists themselves, did not want him to suffer the hardships of trying to make a living in art, they encouraged the young Calder to study mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He worked a number of jobs, including as a hydraulic engineer and draftsman for the New York Edison Company, before deciding to pursue an artistic career. He never abandoned his engineering background, however, applying his understanding of gears and moving parts in all his artworks, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract sculptures, called stabiles.

In 1926, Calder moved to Paris and established a studio in the Montparnasse quarter. He began creating the many parts of his famous miniature circus from found materials, such as wire, string, cloth, rubber and cork. Designed to be transportable, Cirque grew to fill five suitcases over the years. Always interested in putting forms in motion, Calder also pioneered a new art form called wire sculptures, which he described as “drawings in space.” Like his famous mobiles, the wire sculptures were suspended so that they turned with any movement of the air, presenting different forms when viewed from different angles.

In the 1950s, Calder returned to his roots in mechanical engineering, creating monumental abstract sculptures that verged on the architectural. He worked from loose gestural drawings like this preparatory sketch for his Man Stabile, from 1966. Throughout his career, he also worked as a set designer for the theater, as well as an illustrator and printmaker, producing vibrant, whimsical drawings for books and journals.

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Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

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