Lot 6
  • 6

Alexander Calder

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Untitled (Belt Buckle)
  • brass wire
  • 4 1/8 by 3 1/2 in. 10.5 by 8.9 cm.
  • Executed circa 1943, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A16769.

Provenance

Private Collection, Cold Spring Harbor, New York (gift of the artist)
Private Collection, Huntington, New York
Private Collection, Northport, New York (gift of the above in 1997)
By descent to the present owner

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is some oxidation to the brass, mostly on the underside. There are some light surface scratches , which is to be expected of a wearable work from this period. There are hatch marks along the center spiral, likely due to the artist's working method. There is a slight curve to the overall form.
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