15. Alexander Calder

15. Alexander Calder

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

15. Alexander Calder (1898–1976)

MODERN, b. Lawnton, PA, USA

Alexander Calder. Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

Power Rank: 30

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
52.6%-42.1%$4.2m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$25.9m7$3.7m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Untitled1949Sotheby's New York16 Nov 2021$19.7m
2Mariposa1951Sotheby's New York8 Dec 2020$18.2m
321 Feuilles Blanches1953Christie's New York15 Nov 2018$18m
4Fish1952Christie's New York15 May 2019$17.5m
539=501959Phillips New York18 May 2022$15.7m
6Untitled1948Sotheby's New York12 May 2021$11.3m
7Untitled1949Christie's New York15 Nov 2018$9.3m
8Submarine Christmas Tree1947Christie's London23 Mar 2021$9.1m
9Sixteen Black with a Loop1959Sotheby's New York14 Nov 2022$8.5m
10Hen1943Christie's New York13 Nov 2018$8.4m

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