Alexander "Sandy" Calder (/ ˈ k ɔː l d ər /; 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 …

Alexander Calder redefined sculpture by introducing into it the element of movement. He created sculptures and design objects that participated in the larger tendencies of European and American avant-garde, uniquely combining abstract art, modernist principles, machine and cosmic imagery

American artist Alexander Calder redefined sculpture by introducing the element of movement, first through performances of his Cirque Calder and later with motorized works and, finally, with hanging works called "mobiles."

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.

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Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was an American artist best known for his innovative mobiles—suspended sheet metal and wire assemblies that are activated in space by air currents—and stabiles—monumental outdoor sculptures built from bolted sheet metal.

Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his invention of the kinetic sculptures known as mobiles. View Alexander Calder’s 14,066 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.

Alexander Calder is perhaps best known for his large, colorful sculpture, which incorporates elements of performance and chance as well as moments of humor into unique, dynamic structures. Calder was born in 1898 outside of Philadelphia to a successful, artistic family.

On April 27, 1931, at the Galerie Percier on the Right Bank of Paris, Alexander Calder presented some 20 pieces of abstract sculpture that would turn out to be a game changer—for Calder, for...

Alexander Calder was born to a family of sculptors. His grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), studied with Thomas Eakins and is famous for the elaborate sculptural decorations of Philadelphia's City Hall.