Description: Catalog No. CAT_10006 Feel free to email me with any questions.Title: Alexander Calder, Lithograph, Pyramids And Sun 1975, signed, undated Artist: Alexander Calder Style: Style: Mid-Century Modern, Abstract, Modern, Contemporary, Modernism Time period: 1920 – 1980 Condition: Good Condition (as is) Type: Lithograph Title: Pyramids And Sun Edition: unnumbered Subject: Abstract Listed by: Date of Creation: 1975 Signed: yes Framed: no Measurement: 29” H x 20 1/2” W (73.66 cm x 52.07 cm) Largest Dimension: Medium Hight: 29 ”(73.66 cm) Returns: All sales final no return Attention buyers – All goods will be shipped out M-F not on the weekends. Orders placed Friday will be shipped out on Monday or Tuesday. Attention International Buyers: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Condition Report: Worn condition with some yellowing, never framed sale is “ASIS”. Rip on lower right and rough surface mid lower right. The photo is a good representation of the condition although there might be some color variation from the photo to actual artwork Alexander Calder – Mini Bio 1898 – 1976 American Alexander “Sandy” Calder was born in Lawton PA, father Alexander Stirling Calder a well know sculptor and his mother Nanette (née Lederer), Calder was also a well know artist. At 4 years old he posed or his father who created a sculpture “The Man Cub” which is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Sandy completed his first sculpture at 4 years on of an Elephant. In 1909 Sandy attended Germantown Academy in Philadelphia PA for a short time before the family moved to Croton-on-Hudson in New York. He was creating brass and wire sculpture at 9 years old jewelry for his sisters dolls and gifts for his family. High School years were split between New York and California, he graduate High School in 1915 in California. In 1915 Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1915 and studied mechanical engineering over art. After graduation he had many jobs some as an engineer others not. It was when he was a timekeeper at a logging camp in Washington State that he got reacquainted with is art side. He started to paint and shortly afterwards he move to New York City and become an artist. He enrolled at the Art Students League in New York City and studied and worked with others. afterword’s at 26 he worked for the National Police Gazette before moving to Paris France. He marries at 33 and moves back to America to Connecticut to raise the family. He is credited for inventing Mobiles (moving Sculptures) and Stables (solitary sculptures). Alexander Calder was one of the most prolific Painter, Sculptor, jewelry maker and theatrical producers who’s are works are worldwide. He is exhibited in most major public and private museums, corporate park and public spaces. Sandy Calder died of a heart attack in 1976 shortly after a major retrospective opened at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City. Art Medium Painting, Printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making and theatrical Producer.
Price: 350 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-08-12T15:16:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Alexander Calder
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Calder
Size: Medium
Item Length: 0
Region of Origin: United States
Framing: Unframed
Year of Production: 1975
Item Height: 29 in.
Style: Abstract, Modernism, Contemporary, Calder, Modern, Mid- Century Modern
Features: Limited Edition
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 20 1/2 in.
Culture: unknown
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1920 - 1980
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Title: Pyramids and Sun 1975
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Material: Matte Paper, Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Abstract, Abstract composition
Type: Print
Theme: Art, Abstract composition
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Production Technique: Lithography