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Artists›Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

1898–1976

WA-00005535

Lawnton, PA, USA

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

125

Works in Collection

627

Assets Indexed

Authority-backed Facts

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ151580

MoMA

Field Verification (8 fields)

6 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge+1· 85%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyGallery Pace + Gallery Generic+1· 80%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (7)

White-Cubehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/alexander-calder
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/alexander-calder
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/alexander-calder
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Pace-Galleryhttps://www.pacegallery.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/alexander-calder
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Almine-Rechhttps://www.alminerech.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/922
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Tate Whitney Museum of American Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (125)

Flying Dragon (intermediate maquette)

1975 · Steel plate and paint

365 × 579 × 335 cm (120 × 228 × 132 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, study for Universe

1974 · Brush and black ink, gouache and graphite on off-white wove paper

75.2 × 110 cm (29 5/8 × 43 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1974 · Metal and paint

25.4 × 30.5 cm (10 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Blue Sun, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness

1971 · Color lithograph from zinc plates on ivory wove paper

60.1 × 44.7 cm (23 11/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Blue Half Circle

1970 · Gouache and brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

74.7 × 109.6 cm (29 7/16 × 43 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Scarf

1969 · Silk, twill weave; screen printed

93.4 × 93.4 cm (36 3/4 × 36 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Oeuf au Plat

1969 · Gouache and brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

74.8 × 109.5 cm (29 1/2 × 43 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Pour Le Viet Nam

1967 · Offset lithograph

Sheet: 29 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (74.9 × 44.5 cm) Image: 29 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (74.9 × 44.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled

1965 · Aquatint on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 39.8 × 64.6 cm (15 11/16 × 25 7/16 in.); Sheet: 63 × 90.6 cm (24 13/16 × 35 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Le Guichet maquette

1963 · Painted metal

Overall: 16 7/8 × 27 1/4 × 21 in. (42.9 × 69.2 × 53.3 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Antennae with Red and Blue Dots

1960 · Aluminium and steel wire

object: 1111 x 1283 x 1283 mm

Tate

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Big Red

1959 · Painted sheet metal and steel wire

Dimensions variable

Whitney Museum of American Art

Sketch of The City

1959 · Brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

27.7 × 21.5 cm (10 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

To Mary Reynolds Who Loved Cats

1955 · Pen and black ink on white wove paper

36.7 × 29.2 cm (14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Carretta

1955 · Steel and paint

191.7 × 40.6 × 106.7 cm (75 1/2 × 16 × 42 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mary Reynolds with Her Cats

1955 · Pen and black ink on white wove paper

36.8 × 29.2 cm (14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Black Sun

1953 · Gouache on paper

support: 737 x 1077 mm frame: 780 x 1120 x 28 mm

Tate

Streetcar

1951 · Sheet steel, brass, wire, and paint

106.7 × 294.6 cm (42 × 116 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

(3 x 5) + 1

1949 · Aluminum, iron, and paint

226.1 × 165.1 cm (89 × 65 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Abstract Composition

1949 · Gouache and brush and black ink, selectively varnished, on off-white watercolor paper

59 × 78.7 cm (23 1/4 × 31 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Abstract Composition

1949 · Gouache and brush and black ink, over graphite, on ivory watercolor paper

58 × 77.8 cm (22 7/8 × 30 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calder #1 (Furnishing Fabric)

1949 · Fiberglass, plain weave; screen printed

48 × 125.9 cm (18 7/8 × 49 1/2 in.); Repeat: 32.6 × 30 cm (12 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1946 · Watercolor and brush and black ink on cream wove paper

33.1 × 25.6 cm (13 1/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lithograph inscribed "With love to Mary and Marcel from Sandy Nov/46"

1946 · Lithograph printed in black and red on paper

50.2 × 33.4 cm (19 13/16 × 13 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

125 published of 423 catalogued · 314 with image

Whitney
90 published
Art Institute Chicago
31 publishedof 36 catalogued36 img
Tate
4 published4 img
+ 1 more source · 293 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Antennae with Red and Blue Dots
1960 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Black Sun
1953 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1937 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

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Relationships

Peers & Context18

Marcel Duchampco-exhibitedIsamu Noguchico-exhibitedDerrick Adamsco-exhibitedGlenn Brownco-exhibited Leonora Carringtonco-exhibited John Currinco-exhibited

Collections7

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Tate Whitney Museum of American Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Christie's Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Tate

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

In collection

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

Background

Education

house

Visual Arts

Académie de la Grande Chaumière

Visual Arts

Stevens Institute of Technology

Visual Arts

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Related Artists

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Omnipotence of Dreams

2025

Exhibition Alexander Calder

Exhibition High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100