Original lithograph by Alexander Calder - Maeght Exhibition 1959

Main works

Calder's Circus (1926-1931), Mobiles (from 1932), Stabiles (from 1937), Man (1967, Montreal), Flying Colors of South America (1973)

Artistic movements

Alexander Calder is a pioneer of kinetic and abstract sculpture, best known for his "mobiles" and "stabiles".

Inspiration, influence

Calder was influenced by figures of the Parisian avant-garde such as Marcel Duchamp, Joan Miró, and Piet Mondrian.

His contemporaries

Marcel Duchamp, Joan Miró, Jean Cocteau, Man Ray, Fernand Léger, Le Corbusier.

To keep in mind

Alexander Calder is famous for revolutionizing sculpture with his mobiles, works animated by the movement of air, and his stabiles, fixed but dynamic sculptures. He innovatively incorporated movement and abstraction into art, deeply influencing modern sculpture.