Alexander Calder Work Sells for $8.01m to Deliver a 9% Annualized Return
3 min read · 18 Nov 2025
Acrobats. Image courtesy of Christie's
Alexander Calder, Acrobats (1929) sold for $8.01m, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in New York on November 17.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $7.29m, equivalent to an annualized return of 9%. It last sold at auction in 1998 for $720,000 at Sotheby's.
Wire and wood, 88.3 x 43.2 x 17.8cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
November 17, 2025 | $8.01m | 1012 % | Christie's | New York |
May 14, 1998 | $720,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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