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Alexander Calder
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Alexander Calder was born in Philadelphia (United States) in 1898. He followed studies in mechanical engineering, before a teaching at the Art Students League of New York (1923-1925). He stayed in Paris (1926-1927) and went to the Academy de la Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus . . .
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Calder Pace Colombus
1971 Original poster, printed in lithograph, for the artist's exhibition at the Pace Gallery in Columbus, Ohio-USA . Without
Untitled
Circa 1964 Original lithograph, signed in red feltpen by the artist, executed to benefit the refugees of the Spanish Civil War living in France, and printed by... Archived on the Calder Foundation website
Lettres
1974 Original lithograph in colors, signed and dedicated in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. Provenance : Mrs. Marguerite Benhoura, former... Catalog Maeght Editeur 1985 p. 49
Foulard
1967 Silk carré, designed in 1967 by Alexander Calder at the request of Marguerite and Aimé Maeght, printed in the Atelier Brochier Soiries in Lyon.... Reproduced in Les Foulards de Maeght : Impression de Lyon, n° 14 ; reproduced in Foulards d’artistes published for the exhibition at the Nippon Silk Center in Tokyo, n° 13
DLM n° 190
1971 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Carlos Franqui, illustrated with 4 original lithographs in colors (1 in double page). Cat. Maeght Editeur p.80
Stabiles
Circa 1970 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. Without
Galerie Maeght
1976-1977 Original poster, printed in lithograph, for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght, Paris. Printed by Arte, Paris. Without
Crags and critters
1975 Original poster printed in lithograph by Atelier Arte, Paris. Arte Affiches Vol. II, n°292
Atelier Mourlot
1967 Original poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the Atelier Mourlot in New York. Without
La Proue de la...
1967 Original etching, monogrammed in pencil by the artist, from the illustrated book " La Proue de Table ". Le Soleil Noir Publisher, Paris. Catalogue Le Soleil Noir, Carré d’Art, n° 19
DLM n° 190
1971 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Carlos Franqui, illustrated with 4 original lithographs in colors (1 in double page). Cat. Maeght Editeur
Composition III
1967 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Drystamp of the publisher. Editions Atelier Clot, Paris. Without
DLM n° 156
1966 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Texts by Prévert, Schapiro, Calder and Guppy, illustrated with 7 original lithographs in colors (3 in double page) and... Cat. DLM page 64.
DLM n° 221
1976 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Jean Frémon, illustrated with 7 original lithographs in colours, 3 of them in double page. Maeght Editor. Cat. Maeght Editeur
DLM n°69-70
1954 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Poem by H. Pichette and text by F. Egar, illustrated with 3 original lithographs in colors (3 in double page). Maeght... Cat. Maeght DLM p. 35
Balloons
1968 Lithograph in colors, signed and dated in the plate. Without
DLM n° 173
1968 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". First edition. Texts by G. Carandente and Jacques Dupin, with 6 original lithographs in colors (2 in double-page), 2... Catalogue DLM Maeght p.72
La Proue de la...
1967 Original etching, monogrammed in pencil by the artist, from the illustrated book « La Proue de Table. Le Soleil Noir Publisher, Paris. Catalogue Le Soleil Noir, Carré d’Art, n° 19
Lucie Weill Gallery
1956 Original poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the artist exhibition at the Lucie Weill Gallery - Au Pont des Arts, Paris. Without
The Circus
1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by he artist. Without
Butterflies and...
1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Quatre oignons
1965 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. Without
DLM n° 173
1968 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". First edition. Texts by G. Carandente and Jacques Dupin, with 6 original lithographs in colors (2 in double-page), 2... Catalogue
DLM n° 190
1971 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Carlos Franqui, illustrated with 4 original lithographs in colors (1 in double page). Catalogue
Soleil rouge
Circa 1970 Lithograph, poster before the letters, signed in the plate, printed for the exhibition "Calder Tapisseries, Gouaches, Lithos, Sculptures" of the... Without
20 Fables de La...
1966 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the book "20 Fables de La Fontaine". Ed. Cristobal de Acevedo, Paris. Martine Gobert n° 103
Mobile et...
1974 Original poster, printed in lithograph by Arte, for the exhibition of the artist in the C.N.A.C. (Centre national d'art contemporain), Paris. Arte Affiches 1972-1977, n°271
Humanité III
1969 Original lithograph, poster before the letter for the "Fête de l'Humanité", signed in pencil by the artist. "Calder Universe", Jean Lipman, p.153
Spirale en trois...
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. Without
DLM n° 173
1968 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". First edition. Texts by G. Carandente and Jacques Dupin, with 6 original lithographs in colors (2 in double-page), 2... Catalogue
Galerie Maeght -...
1973 Poster printed in lithograph for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght, Zurich, in 1973. Without
Criminel au milieu
1966 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. Without.
Araignée
1953 Carpet, wool knotted in 2 colours, embroided signature "Calder" verso in the tucked-in selvedge. Edition Marie Cuttoli (Maison Myrbor) and Lucie... Reproduced in the catalogue of the exhibition
Fondation Maeght, 2...
1969 Original poster printed in lithographic technique by Arte for the Maeght Fondation, St Paul de Vence. Arte Affiches 1964-1971, n°108
Mobiles de Calder
1954 Poster printed in lithograph for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Maeght Editeur, Affiches, 1989, p. 56
Asymétrie
1972 Original lithograph, signed in stone. Without
Salon de Mai
1968 Poster, original lithograph printed by Atelier Clot for the Salon de Mai. Without
Araignée
1953 Carpet, wool knotted in 2 colours, embroided signature "Calder" verso in the tucked-in selvedge. Edition Marie Cuttoli (Maison Myrbor) and Lucie... Reproduced in the catalogue of the exhibition "Teppiche" at Gallery Beyeler, Basel, in 1961.
Maeght Gallery...
1976 Original poster, printed in lithograph, for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght, Paris. Without
Mobiles de Calder
1954 Invitation card for the exhibition "Mobiles de Calder" at the Galerie Maeght. Illustration printed with a lithograph. Without
Albi poster
1971 Original poster in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition "Calder" at Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi. Without
Magie Eolienne II
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the album "Magie Eolienne". Editions XXé siècle, Paris. Without
Composition II
1964 Original lithograph, monogramed in the plate, extracted from the book "Prints from the Mourlot Press". Mourlot Ed., Paris. Without
Humanity II
1969 Original lithograph, poster before the letter for the "Fête de l'Humanité", signed in pencil by the artist. "Calder Universe", Jean Lipman, p.153
Tapisseries...
1972 Poster printed in photo-lithography for the exhibition "Tapisseries inédites" by the Gallery of Varenne in Paris. Without
Clown
1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Kunstverein Dusseldorf. Without
Gallery Il Milione
1971 Drawing and dedication of the artist in red feltpen on an offset poster of the Gallery Il Milione of Milan. Without
Egg yolk
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Without
Red bottom
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Publisher n°1, 1971, p. 40
Spirals and petals
1969-2003 Reproduction in screenprint of a gouache by Calder. Ed. Acte III, Belgium. Without
Invitation cards
1950 to 1975 Three invitation cards for the openings for three Calder exhibitions. The first at the Galerie Maeght in Paris (circa 1950), the second at Musée... Without
Le Sacrilège...
1976 Portfolio in sheets. Wrappers entirely illustrated with an original etching by Calder. Text by Erskine Caldwell, translated in french by Marcel... Without
Black, red, blue...
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. Without
Enfoncez le mot
Circa 1970 Original lithograph, monogramed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the book "Vingt-deux poèmes" by Jean Cassou. Erker Ed., St-Gallen. Without
Composition
1967 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, from the book "Grafikmappe Hochschule St Gallen". Without
Humanity I
1969 Original lithograph, poster before the letter for the "Fête de l'Humanité", signed in pencil by the artist. "Calder Universe", Jean Lipman, p.153
Stabiles
1971 Original poster, printed in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition of the artist "Stabiles" in the Gallery Maeght, Paris. Without
Triangles and...
1973 Original poster, printed in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght, Paris. Without
DLM n°201
1973 Issue "Derrière le Miroir", texts by M. Besset and by A. Balthazar, illustrated with 5 original lithographs in colors (2 in double page) and with 8... Catalogue "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 85
CNAC
1974 Original poster, printed in lithograph by Arte, Paris. Arte Affiches 1972-1977, n°271
Egg yolk
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Without
Red bottom
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Editeur n°1, 1971, p. 40
To Carlos Franqui II
1973 Original lithograph, signed (monogram) in pencil by Calder. Without
Unknown title II
Unknown date Original lithograph, signed in the stone. Without
Freekles
1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Clown
1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Albi
1971 Original poster in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition "Calder" at Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi. Arte Affiches 1964-1971 n°166
Pyramids and fishes
1976 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Gallery Maeght Publisher, Paris. Cat. Maeght 1979 p.16
DLM n° 156
1966 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Texts by Prévert, Schapiro, Calder and Guppy, illustrated with 7 original lithographs in colors (3 in double page) and... Catalogue
The month of the...
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, for "Le Mois du Coeur". Published by Ed. Maeght, Paris. Without
Four pyramids with...
Circa 1970 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Pyramids
Circa 1970 Original litograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Sala Gaspar
1973 Poster before the letter, original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Sala Gaspar Ed., Barcelona. Without
DLM n°248
1981 Issue "Derrière le Miroir", illustrated with 9 reproductions in colors, one reproduction in black and white and with 9 reproductions of handwritten... Catalogue "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 109
DLM n°141
1963 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Texts by James Jones and Michel Ragon, illustrated with 8 original lithographs in colors (3 in double page) and with 11... Catalogue
Bird's nests
1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Composition with sun
Circa 1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
DLM n° 31
1950 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". First édition. Texts by James Johnson Sweeney and others, illustrated with 2 original lithographs in colors. Maeght... Cat. "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 22
A San Lazzaro
1975 Original lithograph, signed and dedicated in pencil by the artist, realized for the book "San Lazzaro et ses amis". Ed. XX° siècle, Paris. Without
DLM n°69-70
1954 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Poem by H. Pichette and text by F. Egar, illustrated with 3 original lithographs in colors (3 in double page). Cover... Catalogue "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 35
Mobiles de Calder,...
1954 Original poster, printed in lithographic technique, signed in red pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Maeght Editeur Affiches 1989, p. 56
Magie Eolienne
Circa 1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the book "Magie Eolienne". XX° siècle Ed. Without
El circulo de piedra
1971 Original lithograph signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the book "El circulo de piedra". Grafica Uno Giorgio Upiglio Ed., Milan. Without
Stabiles
1963 Original lithograph, signed and dedicated in pencil by the artist. Galerie Maeght Ed., Paris. Without
Lo oscuro invade
Circa 1974 Original gouache, signed of his monogram "CA" by the artist in bottom on the left, with a poem of Carlos Franqui (cuban poet, art critic, writer and... Provenance : Carlos Franqui
Aeiou
1973 Original gouache, dedicated and signed ?Sandy Calder? by the artist. Gift of the artist to Carlos Franqui (cuban poet, art critic, writer and friend... Provenance : Carlos Franqui
CNAC, poster before...
1974 Original lithograph, handsigned in pencil by Calder. Poster before the letter for the exhibition "Mobile et lithographies" to the CNAC. Catalogue Arte Affiches, Vol. II p. 86
To Carlos Franqui
1973 Original lithograph, signed (monogram) in pencil by Calder. Without
Circles
Circa 1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Madison Square Boys...
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Poster before the letter. Georges Goodstadt Inc, New York. Without
DLM n°113
1959 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Texts by Georges Salles and Jean Davidson, illustrated with 1 original lithograph in colors and 1 original lithograph in... Cat. Maeght Editeur
Peace
Date unknown Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Unknown
Red bottom
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Editeur n°1, 1971, p. 40
Multicoloured spiral
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Editeur n°1, 1971, p. 37
Poster, Mobiles of...
1954 Poster printed in lithographic technique. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Maeght Editeur, Affiches, 1989, p. 56
Santa Claus II
1974 Etching, original aquaforte, signed in pencil, extracted from the album Santa Claus. De l'Herne Ed. Paris. Without
Mobiles de Calder
1954 Original poster, printed in lithographic technique, signed in red pencil by the artist. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Maeght Editeur Affiches 1989, p. 56
Gallery Maeght...
1973 Original poster, lithograph, for the exhibition to the Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Arte Vol. II n°227, "Affiches Maeght Editeur" p. 58
DLM n°201
1973 Issue "Derrière le Miroir", texts by M. Besset and by A. Balthasar, illustrated with 5 original lithographs in colors (2 in double page) and with 8... Catalogue "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 85
Ballons dégoulinés
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Poster before the letter. Ed. Maeght, Paris. Catalogue Maeght 1989, p. 48
Il Milione
1971 Poster of exhibition from the Gallery "Il Milione" in Milan. Photograph by Ugo Mulas. Without
Soucoupes blanches
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971
Propellers
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971
Many colors
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971
Papoose
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971
The month of the...
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, for "Le Mois du Coeur". Published by Ed. Maeght, Paris. Without
DLM n° 173
1968 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". First edition. Texts by G. Carandente and Jacques Dupin, with 6 original lithographs in colors (2 in double-page), 2... Catalogue "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 72
Head
1975 Etching, original aquaforte, signed in pencil, extracted from the book Santa Claus. Without
Characters with kite
1975 Etching, original aquaforte, signed in pencil, extracted from the book Santa Claus. Without
DLM n° 69-70
1954 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Poem by Henri Pichette, illustrated with 3 original lithographs in colors and in double page. Catalogue "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 35
DLM n° 190
1971 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Carlos Franqui, illustrated with 4 original lithographs in colors (1 in double page). Catalogue
DLM n° 156
1966 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Texts by Prévert, Schapiro, Calder and Guppy, illustrated with 7 original lithographs in colors (3 in double page) and... Catalogue "Derrière le Miroir, 1946-1982", p. 64
DLM n° 212
1975 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Mario Pedrosa, illustrated with 6 original lithographs in colors (3 in double page) and 2 lithographs in black. Catalogue
Title unknown I
Circa 1970 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Without
Three eggs
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Published by Ed. Maeght, Paris Without
Great composition
Circa 1980 Original lithograph, signed and annotated in pencil "For Arts Litho" Without
Humanity
1969 Original lithograph, poster "Before the letter" for the "Fête de l'Humanité", signed in pencil. "Calder Universe" by Jean Lipman, p. 153
Two characters
Circa 1974 Original etching, signed in pencil, extracted from the album "Santa Claus". Without
Unknow title
Unknow date Original lithograph, signed and dedicated in pencil "Pour Andi Buzuiski" Without
American Revolution...
1975 Tapestry of Aubusson, realized by the Pinton workshop, monogram of the artist to the back on the label. Without
Head
circa 1975 Original etching, acquaforte, signed in pencil. Without
Hommage... Man Ray
Unknown date Cinéma ou Hommage à Man Ray. Lithograph and stencil, signed in pencil Without
Study for a mobile I
Date inconnue Drawing in pencil, with the monogramm in lower left. unknownCatalogue(s) raisonné(s)
Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
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To read about the artist :
- « Calder », Fondation Maeght, 1969
- « Calder’s Universe », Whitney Museum, New York, 1976
- « Alexander Calder : Sachè e Roxbury 1961-1965 », E. Mulas, Ed. St. Milas, 1982
- « Calder intime », D. Marchesseau, Solange Thierry, 1989
- « Alexander Calder - Die grossen Skulpturen. », D. Abadie et P. Hulten, Ed. Cantz, 1993
- « Alexander Calder », J.M. Marter, University Press, Cambridge, 1997
- « Alexander Calder, 1898-1976 », Collectif, Ed. National Galleryof art, 1998
- « Alexander Calder, les années parisiennes : 1926-1933 », collectif, Ed. C. Pompidou, 2009
- « Alexander Calderbäume », collectif, Fondation Beyeler, Ed. Hatje Cantz, 2013
- « Alexander Calder : performing sculpture », A. Smith et A. Coxon, Ed. Tate pub., 2015
To read from the artist :
- « Calder, autobiographie », Maeght Editeur, 1972
Website :
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Stamp by Alexander Calder
The publication of a postal stamp is often a homage paid by a nation to a place, an event, a remarkable cause or a character which count. The painters and other artists do not escape from this rule. Some are however "forgotten" of postal art. Here, gathered below (French or foreign), emitted stamps (206) or simple studies of stamp (224) in homage to the artists represented on our website. The first French stamp was emitted in 1849, England preceded us by ten years. There is often a share of voyage in this small form of shape paper. The stamp circulates, sails, flies away, it makes dream, then dream a little. M.C.
When the stamp is really emitted, the artist name is preceded of an asterisk (*).
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A tribute to Alexander Calder
Frappé par une crise cardiaque, Alexander Calder s’éteint le 11 novembre 1976 à New York ; il avait 78 ans et allait s’ouvrir une rétrospective de son oeuvre au Whitney Museum of American Art. Il repose désormais au West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie (Etats-Unis). En hommage à sa mémoire, une pivoine.
"Mon père était sculpteur, ma mère peintre, mais c'est pourtant tout à fait accidentellement que je suis venu à l'art moderne. Simplement par un voisin qui s'y intéressait !" - Alexander Calder
"Mon entrée dans le champ de l'art abstrait est venue à la suite d'une visite dans l’atelier de Piet Mondrian à Paris en 1930. J’avais été particulièrement impressionnée par quelques rectangles de couleur qu'il avait clouée sur son mur." - Alexander Calder
"L'exubérance, la flottabilité, la vigueur, sont des caractéristiques d'un jeune art. L'humour, quand c'est une force d'animation et pas une distraction extérieure, ajoute une dimension à la dignité. La dignité est le produit de l'abandon sincère d'un artiste à son travail. Voilà les caractéristiques du travail d'Alexandre Calder." - James Johnson Sweeney
"Comment réaliser l’art ? Par des masses, des directions, des espaces limites dans le grand espace l'univers, par des abstractions qui ne ressemblent a rien de la vie, sauf par leur manière de réagir." - Alexander Calder
"Le mobile de Calder ondule, hésite, on dirait qu'il se trompe et qu'il se reprend." - Jean-Paul Sartre
"Son besoin de fantaisie a rompu le lien; il s'est mis à "jouer" avec les matières: bois, plâtre, fil de fer, surtout fil de fer.... période pittoresque et spirituelle.... Réaction, le fil se tend, devient rigide, géométrique - plastique pure - c'est l'époque actuelle - volonté anti-Romantique dominée par le souci de l'équilibre." - Fernand Léger
Mouvements de l'art
- + ABSTRACTION-CREATION / 1931-1938 / Etienne Béothy, Frantisek Kupka, Piet Mondrian, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Georges Vantongerloo, etc.
- + MODERN SCULPTURE / 1930-1970 / William Kenneth Armiage, Constantin Brancusi, Anthony Caro, Naum Gabo, Pablo Gargallo, Isamu Noguchi, etc.
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