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Lot 8
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Alexander Calder

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Nine Snowflakes
  • signé du monogramme de l'artiste et daté 70
  • métal peint et fer
  • 47 x 101,5 x 58,5 cm; 18 1/2 x 40 x 23 in.

Provenance

Succession de l'artiste
Pace Gallery, New York
Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Vente: Francis Briest, Paris, 20 juin 1988, lot 45A
Christian Fayt Art Gallery, Knokke-Heist
Acquis auprès de cette dernière en 1994 par la propriétaire actuelle

Exhibited

Saint-Louis, Greenberg Gallery et Missouri Botanical Garden, Calder in Retrospect, 1 septembre-2 octobre 1983; catalogue, p.5

Condition

The colours of the original work are accurate in the catalogue illustration. Under very close-inspection, few very minor paint losses are visible on the rim of some white elements. One paint loss (approx. 1 cm) is visible on the rim of the second white round element. This work is in good condition.
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