1970s Alexander Calder “Les Trois Oeufs” Limited Edition Print

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This limited edition print by Alexander Calder, titled Les Trois Oeufs, features his signature use of bold primary colors and … Read more This limited edition print by Alexander Calder, titled Les Trois Oeufs, features his signature use of bold primary colors and striking abstract forms. Numbered 38/75 and hand-signed, the composition presents dynamic interplay between red, blue, and black shapes set against a vibrant yellow ground. A fine example of Calder’s modernist style, this piece embodies his playful yet sophisticated approach to form and color.

Artist: Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Title: Les Trois Oeufs
Medium: Color lithograph on Arches wove paper
Edition: Typically numbered from an edition of 125 or 150 (plus artist proofs)
Signature: Hand-signed “Calder” in pencil lower right
Sheet Size: Approximately 29” x 41” (framed sizes vary slightly)
Year: Published circa 1970s by Maeght Editeur, Paris

Alexander Calder’s Les Trois Oeufs is a striking example of the artist’s signature interplay of bold color, movement, and form. In this limited edition lithograph, Calder juxtaposes vivid red, blue, and yellow ovals with a spiraling black motif—an energetic composition that evokes both playful balance and dynamic rhythm. The crisp primary hues and sweeping forms echo the visual language found throughout Calder’s mobiles and stabiles, translating his sense of motion into a two-dimensional medium with remarkable vitality.

Printed on fine Arches wove paper and hand-signed by Calder in pencil, Les Trois Oeufs exemplifies the artist’s mastery of simplicity and power through pure abstraction. Its visual harmony and sculptural color fields make it one of Calder’s most recognizable and sought-after works on paper, a timeless embodiment of 20th-century modernism.

36.25in tall; 49.75in wide; 1.5in deep See less