Lot 319
  • 319

Alexander Calder

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Twin Toppers
  • signed and dated 67
  • gouache on paper
  • 29 3/8 by 43 1/4 in. 74.6 by 109.9 cm.
  • Executed in 1967, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A07468.

Provenance

Perls Galleries, New York
Private Collection, New York (acquired in 1970)
Rockville Art Studio, New York (acquired in 1985)
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Michigan, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Alexander Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles, May - August 1969

Condition

This work is in fair condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board. There is some light discoloration to the sheet. There are a few minor tears at the top edge, right lower-center edge, and multiple tear repairs and restoration along the left 1/4 of the sheet, with associated restoration, visible from the reverse of the work. Framed under Plexiglas.
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