Brief on Alexander Calder

Brief on Alexander Calder

       

Alexander Calder ( July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor  known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, and static "stabiles" monumental public sculptures. He didn't limit his art to sculptures; he also created paintings, jewelry, theatre sets and costumes. Calder preferred not to analyze his work, saying, "Theories may be all very well for the artist himself, but they shouldn't be broadcast to other people." Born into a family of artists, Calder's work first gained attention in Paris in the 1920s and was soon championed by the MOMA in New York, resulting in a retrospective exhibition in 1943. Major retrospectives were also held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  (1964) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1974). Calder's work is in many permanent collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern MOMA, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

 

ALEXANDER CALDER, BALLOONS, Original Lithograph Print, Signed & Dated '73 with CoA - $10K Appraisal Value

   
ITEM DESCRIPTION
        
'Balloons, 1973' made by the artist Alexander Calder (1898 – 1976). Ten balloons in red, blue and black, signed and dated 'Calder 73' lower right. According to Guild records, this work was made in 1973 to benefit Spanish Refugee Aid and had an initial print run of 500 editions. It was subsequently published in later runs; it is virtually impossible to know if this example was part of the first run or of later runs.
    
 
Appraisal Value: $10,000.00 
Our Price: $2,995.00
  
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