Artist: Alexander Calder (1898–1976)
Title: Hommage à San Lazzaro
Year: 1975
Medium: Original color lithograph on Archès vellum paper
Publisher: XXᵉ Siècle, Paris
Printer: ARTE, Paris
Edition: 575
Signature: Signed in the plate
Sheet Size: 35.5 × 26.5 cm (approx. 14 × 10.4 in.)
Condition: Excellent

Alexander Calder — sculptor, painter, and one of the most joyful innovators of 20th-century art — created Hommage à San Lazzaro in 1975 as a tribute to Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, the legendary founder of the Parisian art journal XXᵉ Siècle and one of the great champions of modern art in Europe. It is a work that carries the warmth of a personal dedication, expressed through Calder’s signature vocabulary of bold primary colors, dynamic biomorphic forms, and an irrepressible sense of movement and play.

Published by XXᵉ Siècle in Paris and printed by the prestigious ARTE atelier, this lithograph exemplifies the collaborative spirit between Calder and the leading print workshops of his era. The Archès vellum paper provides a luminous ground for the saturated hues, lending the composition the tactile quality of a work made entirely by hand.

Calder’s prints are among the most sought-after works on paper in the Modern Masters market — accessible expressions of the same visual intelligence that produced his celebrated mobiles and stabiles. This example, in excellent condition, presents an exceptional opportunity for the discerning collector.