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Alexander Calder
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Alexander Calder
- Yellow Square, Black Dot
- incised with the artist's monogram on the base
- brass, painted metal and wire
- 7 1/2 by 9 by 3 1/2 in. 19.1 by 22.9 by 8.9 cm.
- Executed in 1960, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A08181.
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Indianapolis
By descent to the present owner from the above
Private Collection, Indianapolis
By descent to the present owner from the above
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. The mobile elements move freely and smoothly. There are some small paint losses scattered along the edges of the base and mobile elements, most notably at the top of the base where the brass balances.
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
"A 'mobile', one might say is a little private celebration, an object defined by its movement and having no other existence... They are, that is all; they are absolutes. There is more of the unpredictable about them than in any other human creation."
Jean-Paul Sartre, 'Les Mobiles de Calder', in: Exh, Cat., Paris, Galerie Louis Carré, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, 1946, n.p.
Jean-Paul Sartre, 'Les Mobiles de Calder', in: Exh, Cat., Paris, Galerie Louis Carré, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, 1946, n.p.