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    Alexander Calder

    American • 1898 - 1976

    Alexander 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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La mousson (The Monsoon)

1965
Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet.
S. 29 3/4 x 22 in. (75.6 x 55.9 cm)
Signed and numbered 90/90 in pencil, published by Maeght, Paris, framed.

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$1,500 - 2,500 

Sold for $2,000

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

New York Auction 18 April 2017