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Alexander Calder
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Alexander Calder
- Knight
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 75
- gouache on hand-cut and shaped paper
- irregular: 43 by 14 5/8 in.
- 109.2 by 37.2 cm.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, Canada
Sotheby's, New York, June 7, 1984, lot 341
Private Collection
Condition
Not examined out of frame; whole sheet is visible. Paper cut at the top and bottom edge into the shape of a shield. Crayon outline evident where cut was made. Cut is jagged. Lower point of shield (lower center) has hard crease and bumped. Appears to be mounted to paperboard at points along the edge of sheet VERSO.
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 1975, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York under application number A11396.