Lot 8
  • 8

Alexander Calder

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Untitled (Raven)
  • signed
  • ink on paper
  • 17 by 11 in. 43.2 by 27.9 cm.
  • Executed in 1925, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A19903.

Provenance

Gift of the artist

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple places. There is pale time staining noted to the sheet. The sheet undulates slightly due to the artist's choice of medium. Upon close inspection, there is evidence of a few very faint accretions. This work will be offered unframed.
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