Lot 153
  • 153

Alexander Calder

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Untitled
  • signed, dated 70 and dedicated To Gloria + Emlyn
  • gouache and ink on paper
  • 29 1/4 by 43 in. 74.3 by 109.2 cm.
  • Executed in 1970, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A25112.

Provenance

Gift of the artist in 1970

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the sheet inherent to the artist's working method. The sheet has slightly yellowed with age. There is a small spot of foxing located 13 1/2 inches from the left edge and 2 inches from the top edge. Additionally, there is a 1/4 inch loss at the top of the sheet. Hinged verso to matte intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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