Alexander Calder

Collection of Nicholas Guppy, London (acquired directly from the artist in 1970)
Galleria La Bussola, Turin 
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1980

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet has yellowed with age and there is time staining to the edges of the unpainted sheet at the left and top edge which is obscured by the mat. There are several, scattered pinpoint media accretions likely from the time of execution. Under very close inspection there is a ½-inch horizontal abraision in the blue form in the upper right quadrant and a 1-inch vertical abrasion extending into the black form below it and some scattered pinpoint losses to the blue pigment are visible in the center of the lower left blue form. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the top edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
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