Lot 5
  • 5

Alexander Calder

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Untitled (Set of Twelve Brass Buttons)
  • brass, in 12 parts
  • Each: 1 by 1 1/8 by 1 in. 2.5 by 2.9 by 2.5 cm.
  • Executed circa 1950, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A23104.

Provenance

Gift of the artist

Condition

These works are in very good condition overall. There is some light oxidation and tarnishing to each button, more notably on the underside. There are subtle variations to the construction of each button, due to the artist's working method.
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