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Alexander Calder
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description
- Alexander Calder
- Cosmic Tic Tac Toe
- signed and dated 62
- gouache on paper
- 29 3/8 by 41 1/4 in.
- 74.5 by 104.7 cm.
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York
Collection of Frances Gershwin Godowsky, New York
Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1999, lot 382
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Collection of Frances Gershwin Godowsky, New York
Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1999, lot 382
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Condition
Sheet is mounted to sheet of stiff board (31 1/8 by 43 1/8 in; 79 by 109.5 cm.). Slight discoloration and surface dirt at edges, most visible along lower edge, along left edge and lower and upper right corner. Minute spots of foxing lower center at edge. Some scattered apots of cracquelure in black gouache with associated loss and rubbing upper left in X and lower left in secodn circle from the left and in star lower right. Very slight scratch at the center of the snake. Framed directly to glass.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Executed in 1962, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York under application number A05962.