Lot 2
  • 2

Alexander Calder

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Untitled
  • signed, dated 69 and dedicated to Calder + Eva
  • gouache and ink on paper
  • 29 1/2 by 43 in. 74.9 by 109.2 cm.
  • Executed in 1969, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A11440.

Provenance

Calder and Eva Hayes, Berkeley (gift of the artist in 1969)
By descent to the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple places. The sheet undulates slightly due to the artist's choice of medium. There is pale time staining to the sheet. The left upper edge is irregularly cut. This work will be offered unframed.
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