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Alexander Calder
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Alexander Calder
- Short Lipped Snake
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 73 on the center of the work
- painted sheet metal
- 6 1/4 by 38 1/2 by 5 1/2 in. 15.9 by 97.8 by 14 cm.
Provenance
The Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Greenwich, The Bruce Museum, The Mobile, the Stabile, the Animal: Wit in the Art of Alexander Calder, September - December 1995, cat. no. 36, p. 20, illustrated in color
Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Miro and Calder, June - September 1998, n.n., p. 9, illustrated in color
New York, O'Hara Gallery, Motion-Emotion: The Art of Alexander Calder, October - December 1999
Condition
This work appears in very good and sound condition overall. There is minimal evidence of scattered cracking to the painted surface as well as scattered small areas of paint loss at the resting points and along the spine.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.