Alexander Calder

Collection of the Artist
Perls Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in 1972)
Evelyn Sharp, New York (acquired from the above in November 1972)
Sotheby's, New York, November 12, 1997, lot 37
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

New York, Perls Galleries, Alexander Calder: Oil Paintings, October - November 1972
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Evelyn Sharp Collection of Modern Art, April - October 1978, cat. no. 10, pp. 24-25, illustrated

Exh. Cat., Château de Tours, Alexander Calder en Touraine, 2008, p. 119 and the inside cover, illustrated

This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the canvas are taped. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges. There are some light and scattered abrasions and accretions present in the lower area of the canvas. Loose application of paint means that empty spaces are inherent to the painting's creation. There is some hairline craquelure in the white-painted area, where the impasto is thickest. In the gray-painted area and in the top of the black figure, there is evidence of very minor paint loss. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there are four drip accretions which fluoresce brightly but there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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