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Alexander Calder

1898–1976

Untitled 1937
© 2025 Calder Foundation, New York / DACS, London 

Biography

Alexander "Sandy" Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. Calder preferred not to analyze his work, saying, "Theories may be all very well for the artist himself, but they shouldn't be broadcast to other people."

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    Alexander Calder
    c.1932
  • Antennae with Red and Blue Dots

    Alexander Calder
    c.1953
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    Alexander Calder
    1953
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    Alexander Calder
    c.1936
  • Untitled

    Alexander Calder
    1937

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