1975 Alexander Calder Art Exhibition Catalogue Book Galleria Morone 6 Milan 70s Enzo Spadon

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A wonderful, well-preserved addition to any library of modern art, 20th-century avant-garde ephemera, or Calder collection!

An authentic, highly collectible … Read more A wonderful, well-preserved addition to any library of modern art, 20th-century avant-garde ephemera, or Calder collection!

An authentic, highly collectible vintage exhibition catalogue from the historic solo exhibition "Opere di Alexander Calder" held at the prestigious Galleria Morone 6 in Milan, Italy, in February 1975.
Curated by Enzo Spadon, this landmark show took place just a year before the artist’s passing.
This slim gallery publication is a vital piece of modern art ephemera, highly sought after by collectors for establishing provenance of Calder's late-career gouaches and works on paper.

Artist: Alexander Calder
Publisher: Galleria Morone 6, Milan (Series No. 58)
Date of Publication: February 1975
Format: Softcover / Staple-bound brochure (cataloghino)
Page Count: 12 pages (100% Complete & intact)
Illustrations: Vibrant color cover featuring Calder's iconic 1948 mobile "Blue Feather", with high-quality monochrome (black & white) internal plates as originally published.

Approx. 30cm x 21cm / 11.81 inches x 8.26 inches

Condition: Good vintage condition with honest age-related wear. The staple binding is firm and secure. The booklet shows minor handling wear consistent with its age, specifically light bumping/creasing to the lower right and upper left corners of the cover. The interior pages are clean, entirely unmarked, and free of any writing or scribbles. The paper shows natural, even vintage yellowing/toning due to age, which adds to its authentic period character. Crucially, all 12 pages are present and have not been broken up or removed for framing.
Please refer to the photos to evaluate the corner details.


Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was a revolutionary American artist who radically transformed the trajectory of modern sculpture by introducing motion into art. Best known as the inventor of the mobile — kinetic sculptures in which perfectly balanced, abstract elements shift dynamically in response to air currents — he also created massive, stationary outdoor sculptures termed "stabiles."
Over the course of his astonishing artistic career, Calder bridged the European avant-garde with American ingenuity, collaborating and befriending figures like Joan Miró and Marcel Duchamp. His prolific output spanned delicate wire portraits, jewelry, theatrical sets, and monumental civic public art, forever redefining sculpture from a static mass into an interactive experience of space, time, and motion.

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