Lot 5
  • 5

Alexander Calder

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Nénufar
  • signed and dated 74
  • gouache and ink on paper
  • 29 1/2 by 43 1/4 in. 74.9 by 109.9 cm.
  • Executed in 1974, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A12783.

Provenance

Galerie Maeght, Paris
Cecile Gallery, New York (acquired in 1976)
Casablanca ArtWorks Gallery, Los Angeles (acquired in 1976)

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple places. There is pale time staining noted to the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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