Red Mobile, 1956, Painted sheet metal and metal rods, a signature work by Calder – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Alexander Calder, known as Sandy, was born into a long line of sculptors, being part of the fourth generation to take up the art form. Online Images. Another way to tell if you have an authentic Calder is to consider the signature since Calder signed the greater number of his works on paper. Mary Calder Rower, the second daughter of Alexander and Louisa Calder, was a dedicated and effective supporter of her father’s legacy. Filter results by: Works on View. This work is from the edition of 100 published by Art in America and Perls Galleries, New York. Browse artwork and art for sale by Alexander Calder and discover content, biographical information and recently sold works. Limit to works on view. Biography; Works of Art; Related Content .] Alexander Calder (July, 22,1898 - November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor.He lived in Philadelphia, in the United States.He invented the mobile. Limit to works of classification: Nationality. Constructing objects from a very young age, his first known art tool was a pair of pliers. Louisa James Calder was Alexander Calder’s wife of 45 years, and mother of his two children, Sandra and Mary. Shortly after this, Calder decided to move back to New York to pursue a career as an artist.

The easiest clue to identifying an Alexander Calder lithograph is the size of the paper on which the image is printed. Available for sale from Stern Pissarro, Alexander Calder, Composition (1970), Gouache on paper, 75 × 109.5 cm Alexander Calder American, 1898 - 1976. The pair met on a New York-bound steamship from Europe in 1929 and married two years later. Classification. ... Calder developed a signature vocabulary that has become recognizable as his own. He also made sculptures that did not move that were called "stabiles." Mobiles are a kind of sculpture where the pieces are moved by motors or the wind.Mobiles are a kind of kinetic sculpture. (50.2 x 71.1 x 16.8 cm.) Calder took a job as a timekeeper at a logging camp. Limit to works with online images. Sotheby’s presents works of art by Alexander Calder. The mountain scenery inspired him to write home to request paints and brushes. Alexander Calder (1898-1976) The Black Palette signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'CA 73' (on the black element); signed again with the artist's monogram and dated again '73 CA' (on the base) standing mobile--sheet metal, wire and paint 19 ¾ x 28 x 6 5/8 in. Each with printed signature and date to lower right ‘Calder 1932’. Executed in 1973. At eight, Calder was creating jewelry for …