Lot 94
  • 94

Alexander Calder

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 70
  • gouache and ink on paper
  • 39 3/8 by 29 1/2 in. 100 by 75 cm.
  • Executed in 1970, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A23245.

Provenance

Dr. Kaare Kristian Nygaard, New York (gift of the artist in 1970)
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1979)
Private Collection, Framingham, Massachusetts (gift of the above in 1991)

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board. There are two minor, 1/8 inch tears along the upper right edge. Upon very close inspection there is some faint, pinpoint scattered foxing to the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas in a temporary exhibition frame. This work will be offered unframed.
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