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Alexander Calder
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Alexander Calder
- Spindly Yellow Legs
- painted sheet metal and wire
- 6 1/4 by 6 by 2 3/4 in. 15.9 by 15.2 by 7 cm.
- Executed in 1948, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A15005.
Provenance
Buchholz Gallery, New York
Estate of Henry and Esther Clifford, Pennsylvania (acquired in 1949)
Private Collection, Pennsylvania (by descent from the above in 1983)
By descent to the present owner in 2010
Estate of Henry and Esther Clifford, Pennsylvania (acquired in 1949)
Private Collection, Pennsylvania (by descent from the above in 1983)
By descent to the present owner in 2010
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The elements move smoothly and freely. There is evidence of some scattered wear with associated minor pigment losses throughout, visible in the catalogue illustration. There is some light surface soiling, consistent with the age of the work. The yellow pigment on the 2 thin, wire legs has worn. There is evidence of a small area of pigment lifting in the lower center edge on one side of the base visible under raking light.
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.
Catalogue Note
"Each element can move, shift or sway back and forth in a changing relation to each of the other elements in the universe. Thus, they reveal not only isolated moments, but a physical law or variation among the elements of life. Not extractions, but abstractions. Abstractions which resemble no living things except by their manner of reacting."
Alexander Calder