Lot 10
  • 10

Alexander Calder

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Untitled
  • signed, dated 73 and dedicated to George Gordon
  • ink on paper
  • 23 by 30 5/8 in. 58.4 by 77.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1973, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A18731.

Provenance

George Gordon, Connecticut (gift of the artist)
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 1995

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board along the top edge. The sheet is deckled on all sides. There is pale time staining to the sheet with some subtle darkening particularly along the left edge. The sheet undulates slightly due to the artist's working method and choice of medium. Framed under Plexiglas.
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