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Alexander Calder
La naissance de l'inattendu, from La Mémoire élémentaire (The Birth of the Unexpected, from Elementary Memory)
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- $3,000 - 5,000
$5,805
Lot Details
Lithograph in colors, on Japan nacré paper, the full sheet.
1976
S. 20 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (52.1 x 71.8 cm)
Signed and numbered 'VI/L' in pencil (one of 50 impressions in Roman numerals on this paper, the edition was 100 in Arabic numerals on Arches paper and 15 artist's proofs), published by Éditions de la Différence, Paris, unframed.
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Alexander Calder
American | B. 1898 D. 1976Alexander 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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