50 - Alexander Calder (1898–1976)

Alexander Calder (1898–1976) Behind the Mirror No. 156, February 1966 2 original color lithographs and 7 color lithographs, including 3 double-page spreads; the cover monogrammed “CA” on the plate, with 18 black-and-white reproductions; loose sheets in an illustrated slipcase, as published. Maeght Éditeur, Paris, standard edition Monogrammed “CA” on the plate (cover); otherwise unsigned, as published Dimensions: + Sheet: 38 × 28 cm (15 × 11 in.) + Double-page plates: 38 × 56 cm (15 × 22 in.) Condition: Very good condition. Cover clean and crisp; plates crisp; original center fold. Unframed. Published for the exhibition of 13 totems and 27 gouaches by Calder at the Maeght Gallery, featuring Jacques Prévert’s poem “Oiseleur du fer” and texts by Meyer Schapiro, Alexander Calder, and Nicholas Guppy.