Alexander Calder

American | 1898 - 1976

Alexander Calder was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1898.

How much does an Alexander Calder cost?

Alexander Calder's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 25,925,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Alexander Calder's most expensive sculpture?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 25,925,000 USD for Poisson volant (Flying Fish), sold at Christie's New York in 2014. In the past 12 months, his sculptures have averaged 1,054,445 USD, while his architecture & design have sold for an average of 196,726 USD.

Where can I see Alexander Calder's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York and will be on exhibit at Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco on March 06, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Sotheby's New York have featured Alexander Calder's work in the past.

Alexander Calder in the news

Alexander Calder has been featured in articles for ARTFORUM, Boston Globe and ArtDependence Magazine. The most recent article is Christie’s Experts on Their Favourite Objects from the Contemporary New York Auction Series written for Christie's Daily in February 2025. The artist died in 1976.

Artist's alternative names: Calder, Sandy Calder

Featured for Sale

Disc rouge ,1963

By Alexander Calder

Galeria Jordi Pascual

Alexander Calder- Lithograph "DLM212 - JOUEURS DE CARTES I

By Alexander Calder

Robinhood Auctions

Alexander Calder - Sala Gaspar ,1973

By Alexander Calder

TGP Auction

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Submarine Christmas Tree

By Alexander Calder

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Untitled

By Alexander Calder

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Hen ,1943

By Alexander Calder

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Upcoming Lots

Untitled , circa 1967 - Alexander Calder

Untitled , circa 1967 ,1967

By Alexander Calder

Bonhams Los Angeles

Untitled , 1976 ,1976

By Alexander Calder

Bonhams Los Angeles

Bellamy Jean, The Star, 2025 - Alexander Calder

Bellamy Jean, The Star, 2025 ,2006

By Alexander Calder

Dreweatts, Donnington Priory

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Sala Gaspar ,1973

By Alexander Calder

TGP Auction

Untitled (Santa Claus X) - Alexander Calder

Untitled (Santa Claus X) ,1974

By Alexander Calder

Rago Arts and Auction Center

Le bateau lavoir ,1969

By Alexander Calder

Rago Arts and Auction Center

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Recent Auction Results

Untitled ,1975

By Alexander Calder

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Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers, Jerusalem

Alexander Calder Framed Abstract Onion Original Lithograph

By Alexander Calder

KCM Galleries

Alexander Calder Original Lithograph Framed 1975

By Alexander Calder

KCM Galleries

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Current Exhibitions

Form meets Color

Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie

Bielefeld | Germany

Nov 23,2024 - Mar 01,2025

An Abstracted View III

Frederick Holmes and Company

Seattle | Seattle | Washington | USA

Jan 02,2025 - Mar 01,2025

Winter on Worth: Palm Beach 2025

Cavalier Gallery, New York (24th Str)

New York | USA

Jan 05,2025 - Mar 06,2025

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Articles

Christie’s Experts on Their Favourite Objects from the Contemporary New York Auction Series

Christie's Daily 18/02/2025

Across prints, painting, digital art, design and more, Christie’s specialists offer an inside look at a panorama of today’s most influential creators.

Harvard Art Museums Receive Major Bequest of Edvard Munch Works

ARTFORUM 06/02/2025

The Harvard Art Museums have received a trove of sixty-four works by Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch.

Harvard Art Museums Receive Major Gift of 64 Edvard Munch Artworks

Boston Globe 05/02/2025

Gift from longtime donors Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus makes the collection among the most significant in the United States.

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Coverage

“ ..While best known for his hanging mobiles, Calder also created an astounding assortment of standing sculptures that delight the eye and engage the mind with dynamic contours, soaring lines, and, in some... ”
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SFMOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

“ ..Though Calder began his career as an artist focused on drawing and painting, he is best known for creating stabiles, mobiles, and large-scale sculptures of natural forms simplified into dynamic, often... ”
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Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago

“ ..Alexander Calder is best known for his mobiles—abstract sculptures made of independent parts that incorporate natural or mechanical movement... ”
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MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art

“ .."Alexander Calder is today best known for his powerful, monumental sculptures... ”
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San Diego Museum of Art

“ ..In addition to the large-scale works he is best known for, Calder also often worked in a much smaller scale and in a variety of media, including small circus themed figurines and stabiles in both wood... ”
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Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe