The most expensive mobile ever sold

[Update: Calder’s hanging mobile “Poisson volant” (Flying Fish) realized $25,925,000 tonight (May 13th 2014) – a new world auction record for Calder]

Alexander Calder’s “Lily of Force”, a standing / hanging mobile he made in 1945, sold yesterday (May 8th 2012) at Christie’s in New York City for $18.5 million, making it the most expensive mobile ever sold (so far). Below is a video of the piece.

If you’re looking for a more affordable suspended mobile sculpture, please do take a look at my mobiles and consider commissioning me for a custom designed / custom made piece.

Large custom hanging mobile

Drawing / design of a large custom hanging mobile I made for a private residence in Long Island, New York, last summer.

via Haus Interior
(click on “Portfolio” then “Long Island Residence”)

2011

10 feet tall – 5 feet wide
Three parts moving independently full circle
Sheet metal

[Click here to see the photo of the actual mobile installed]

Large custom hanging mobile

Not a Calder reproduction / replica / copy, but definitely a modern / contemporary Calder inspired kinetic piece.

“A Calder mobile? No, more like a Mahler.”

“Marco Mahler, a sculptor specializing in modern art mobiles and hanging kinetic art commissions, has created 32 airy mobile creations that seem like they are floating in space. Some are colorful and bold while others are more simple and elegant.”