Sell Alexander Calder Drawings

Want to sell Alexander Calder drawings? Our gallery reviews original pencil, pen-and-ink and brush drawings for potential direct purchase. Send photographs, dimensions and any ownership records for a confidential gallery evaluation.

Alexander Calder Drawings We Evaluate

Calder’s drawings range from animals, circus scenes and portraits to abstract compositions exploring line, space and movement. We consider individual sketches, studies and finished works on paper. Each drawing is reviewed according to its subject, date, medium, condition, documentation and ownership history.

Selected Alexander Calder Drawings

These documented examples illustrate the range of Calder’s drawings. They are reference examples, rather than works offered for sale by our gallery.

Untitled (Cat), 1925

Untitled (Tightrope walker), 1925

In Perspective, 1931

Untitled, 1932

Jean-Paul Sartre, 1947

Soucoupes volantes, 1969

Is Your Calder an Original Drawing?

A drawing should be distinguished from a lithograph, book illustration or later reproduction of the same image. A signature or dedication alone does not establish authorship. We review the marks on the paper, dimensions, materials and supporting records. If you own a painted or printed work, see our pages on Calder gouaches and Calder prints and lithographs.

Identifying and Researching Your Drawing

Useful details include the title or subject, date, sheet dimensions, medium, signature, inscriptions and any labels on the reverse. Purchase invoices, correspondence, exhibition records and historical photographs can help establish the work’s history. Our Calder research guide explains what information to collect.

What Affects a Calder Drawing’s Value?

Period, subject, composition, scale, medium, condition and provenance can all influence market value. We review relevant comparable sales and current collector demand for similar works. A small sketch and a large finished drawing require different comparisons. Read our Alexander Calder value guide for more detail.

Condition and Calder Foundation Information

Tell us about fading, foxing, tears, creases, repairs, trimming or mounting to a backing. Include any existing Calder Foundation correspondence or archive information. The Foundation’s registration and examination process is separate from a gallery valuation; it does not issue certificates of authenticity or provide appraisals.

What to Send for Review

• A clear photograph of the entire drawing, including visible sheet edges.
• Close-ups of the signature, date, inscriptions and condition concerns.
• The reverse and any labels, where safely accessible.
• Dimensions, current location, ownership history and supporting documents.

Photograph the work as it is. Avoid cleaning the paper or removing it from its mount yourself.

Sell Your Calder Drawing Directly

For works we are actively seeking, we may make a confidential direct purchase offer with no obligation to sell. If terms are agreed, we can coordinate payment, insurance, professional packing and transportation. See our Calder selling process for the next steps.