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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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1971 Original poster, printed in lithograph, for the artist's exhibition at the Pace Gallery in Columbus, Ohio-USA . WithoutUntitled
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 websiteLettres
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. 49Foulard
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° 13Stabiles
Circa 1970 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. WithoutGalerie Maeght
1976-1977 Original poster, printed in lithograph, for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght, Paris. Printed by Arte, Paris. WithoutCrags and critters
1975 Original poster printed in lithograph by Atelier Arte, Paris. Arte Affiches Vol. II, n°292Atelier Mourlot
1967 Original poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the Atelier Mourlot in New York. WithoutLa 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° 19DLM n° 190
1971 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Carlos Franqui, illustrated with 4 original lithographs in colors (1 in double page). Cat. Maeght EditeurComposition III
1967 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Drystamp of the publisher. Editions Atelier Clot, Paris. WithoutDLM 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 EditeurDLM 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. 35Balloons
1968 Lithograph in colors, signed and dated in the plate. WithoutDLM 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.72La 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° 19Lucie Weill Gallery
1956 Original poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the artist exhibition at the Lucie Weill Gallery - Au Pont des Arts, Paris. WithoutThe Circus
1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by he artist. WithoutButterflies and...
1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutQuatre oignons
1965 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. WithoutDLM 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... CatalogueDLM n° 190
1971 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Carlos Franqui, illustrated with 4 original lithographs in colors (1 in double page). CatalogueSoleil rouge
Circa 1970 Lithograph, poster before the letters, signed in the plate, printed for the exhibition "Calder Tapisseries, Gouaches, Lithos, Sculptures" of the... Without20 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° 103Mobile 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°271Humanité 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.153Spirale en trois...
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. WithoutDLM 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... CatalogueGalerie Maeght -...
1973 Poster printed in lithograph for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght, Zurich, in 1973. WithoutCriminel 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 exhibitionFondation Maeght, 2...
1969 Original poster printed in lithographic technique by Arte for the Maeght Fondation, St Paul de Vence. Arte Affiches 1964-1971, n°108Mobiles 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. 56Asymétrie
1972 Original lithograph, signed in stone. WithoutSalon de Mai
1968 Poster, original lithograph printed by Atelier Clot for the Salon de Mai. WithoutAraignée
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. WithoutMobiles de Calder
1954 Invitation card for the exhibition "Mobiles de Calder" at the Galerie Maeght. Illustration printed with a lithograph. WithoutAlbi poster
1971 Original poster in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition "Calder" at Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi. WithoutMagie Eolienne II
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the album "Magie Eolienne". Editions XXé siècle, Paris. WithoutComposition II
1964 Original lithograph, monogramed in the plate, extracted from the book "Prints from the Mourlot Press". Mourlot Ed., Paris. WithoutHumanity 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.153Tapisseries...
1972 Poster printed in photo-lithography for the exhibition "Tapisseries inédites" by the Gallery of Varenne in Paris. WithoutClown
1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Kunstverein Dusseldorf. WithoutGallery Il Milione
1971 Drawing and dedication of the artist in red feltpen on an offset poster of the Gallery Il Milione of Milan. WithoutEgg yolk
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. WithoutRed bottom
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Publisher n°1, 1971, p. 40Spirals and petals
1969-2003 Reproduction in screenprint of a gouache by Calder. Ed. Acte III, Belgium. WithoutInvitation 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... WithoutLe Sacrilège...
1976 Portfolio in sheets. Wrappers entirely illustrated with an original etching by Calder. Text by Erskine Caldwell, translated in french by Marcel... WithoutBlack, red, blue...
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Maeght Publisher, Paris. WithoutEnfoncez 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. WithoutComposition
1967 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, from the book "Grafikmappe Hochschule St Gallen". WithoutHumanity 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.153Stabiles
1971 Original poster, printed in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition of the artist "Stabiles" in the Gallery Maeght, Paris. WithoutTriangles and...
1973 Original poster, printed in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Maeght, Paris. WithoutDLM 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. 85CNAC
1974 Original poster, printed in lithograph by Arte, Paris. Arte Affiches 1972-1977, n°271Egg yolk
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. WithoutRed bottom
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Editeur n°1, 1971, p. 40To Carlos Franqui II
1973 Original lithograph, signed (monogram) in pencil by Calder. WithoutUnknown title II
Unknown date Original lithograph, signed in the stone. WithoutFreekles
1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutClown
1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutAlbi
1971 Original poster in lithographic technique, realized for the exhibition "Calder" at Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi. Arte Affiches 1964-1971 n°166Pyramids and fishes
1976 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Gallery Maeght Publisher, Paris. Cat. Maeght 1979 p.16DLM 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... CatalogueThe month of the...
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, for "Le Mois du Coeur". Published by Ed. Maeght, Paris. WithoutFour pyramids with...
Circa 1970 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutPyramids
Circa 1970 Original litograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutSala Gaspar
1973 Poster before the letter, original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Sala Gaspar Ed., Barcelona. WithoutDLM 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. 109DLM 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... CatalogueBird's nests
1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutComposition with sun
Circa 1973 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutDLM 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. 22A 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. WithoutDLM 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. 35Mobiles 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. 56Magie Eolienne
Circa 1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the book "Magie Eolienne". XX° siècle Ed. WithoutEl 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. WithoutStabiles
1963 Original lithograph, signed and dedicated in pencil by the artist. Galerie Maeght Ed., Paris. WithoutLo 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 FranquiAeiou
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 FranquiCNAC, 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. 86To Carlos Franqui
1973 Original lithograph, signed (monogram) in pencil by Calder. WithoutCircles
Circa 1975 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. WithoutMadison Square Boys...
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Poster before the letter. Georges Goodstadt Inc, New York. WithoutDLM 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 EditeurPeace
Date unknown Original lithograph, signed in pencil. UnknownRed bottom
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Editeur n°1, 1971, p. 40Multicoloured spiral
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght Editeur n°1, 1971, p. 37Poster, Mobiles of...
1954 Poster printed in lithographic technique. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Maeght Editeur, Affiches, 1989, p. 56Santa Claus II
1974 Etching, original aquaforte, signed in pencil, extracted from the album Santa Claus. De l'Herne Ed. Paris. WithoutMobiles 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. 56Gallery Maeght...
1973 Original poster, lithograph, for the exhibition to the Gallery Maeght, Paris. Cat. Arte Vol. II n°227, "Affiches Maeght Editeur" p. 58DLM 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. 85Ballons dégoulinés
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Poster before the letter. Ed. Maeght, Paris. Catalogue Maeght 1989, p. 48Il Milione
1971 Poster of exhibition from the Gallery "Il Milione" in Milan. Photograph by Ugo Mulas. WithoutSoucoupes blanches
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971Propellers
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971Many colors
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971Papoose
1969 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Galerie Maeght, Paris. Cat. Maeght n° 1, 1971The month of the...
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, for "Le Mois du Coeur". Published by Ed. Maeght, Paris. WithoutDLM 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. 72Head
1975 Etching, original aquaforte, signed in pencil, extracted from the book Santa Claus. WithoutCharacters with kite
1975 Etching, original aquaforte, signed in pencil, extracted from the book Santa Claus. WithoutDLM 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. 35DLM n° 190
1971 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". Text by Carlos Franqui, illustrated with 4 original lithographs in colors (1 in double page). CatalogueDLM 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. 64DLM 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. CatalogueTitle unknown I
Circa 1970 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. WithoutThree eggs
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Published by Ed. Maeght, Paris WithoutGreat composition
Circa 1980 Original lithograph, signed and annotated in pencil "For Arts Litho" WithoutHumanity
1969 Original lithograph, poster "Before the letter" for the "Fête de l'Humanité", signed in pencil. "Calder Universe" by Jean Lipman, p. 153Two characters
Circa 1974 Original etching, signed in pencil, extracted from the album "Santa Claus". WithoutUnknow title
Unknow date Original lithograph, signed and dedicated in pencil "Pour Andi Buzuiski" WithoutAmerican Revolution...
1975 Tapestry of Aubusson, realized by the Pinton workshop, monogram of the artist to the back on the label. WithoutHead
circa 1975 Original etching, acquaforte, signed in pencil. WithoutHommage... Man Ray
Unknown date Cinéma ou Hommage à Man Ray. Lithograph and stencil, signed in pencil WithoutStudy for a mobile I
Date inconnue Drawing in pencil, with the monogramm in lower left. unknownCatalogue(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
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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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