Alexander calder

Lone Zig-Zag

In the second volume of a definitive biography, the art critic Jed Perl recalls how the innovative artist revolutionized sculpture.

Click through the newly-unveiled online research archive before seeing MoMA’s ambitious Calder show this weekend.

Alexander Calder style in Midjourney AI (V5.1, V5, V4, niji 5) | Sculptors + Installation Artists | Sculptors | American sculptor | Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known for his contributions to the Abstract Expressionist movement. He is best known for his mobile sculptures, which are kinetic works of art that move with the air currents around them. | Andrei Kovalev's Midlibrary

Tate Modern, LondonA conversation with Mondrian in 1930 set in motion Alexander Calder’s glorious mobile sculptures – and his balletic constellations are still breathtaking today

Alexander Calder, Hanging Spider, c. 1940. Painted sheet metal and wire, overall: 49 1/2 × 35 1/2 in. (125.7 × 90.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Mrs. John B. Putnam Bequest 84.41. © Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1. Alexander Calder was born in Philadelphia in 1898 to a family of artists. His mother was a painter, and his father, Alexander Stirling, and grandfather, Alexander Milne, were both well-established sculptors.

Calder with his Mobiles & Sculptures

A continuously updated list of original Alexander Calder mobiles for sale, both hanging and standing mobiles, with links to the respective auctions and sales.