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Alexander Calder — La naissance de l'inattendu, from La Mémoire élémentaire (The Birth of the Unexpected, from Elementary Memory)
Alexander Calder

La naissance de l'inattendu, from La Mémoire élémentaire (The Birth of the Unexpected, from Elementary Memory)

A color lithograph from Calder's Elementary Memory series, titled 'The Birth of the Unexpected.' The work showcases the artist's mastery of color and abstraction on delicate Japan nacré paper.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Japan nacré paper, the full sheet.

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MODERNISM: Editions & Works on Paper

October 21, 2025

Lot 62

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Alexander Calder, La naissance de l'inattendu, from La Mémoire élémentaire (The Birth of the Unexpected, from Elementary Memory)

A color lithograph from Calder's Elementary Memory series, titled 'The Birth of the Unexpected.' The work showcases the artist's mastery of color and abstraction on delicate Japan nacré paper.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Japan nacré paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Series, Metaphysical, Color Print, Composition, Modernism, Lithograph, Abstract

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery