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Alexander Calder
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Alexander Calder
- Cross Roads
- signed and dated 63
- gouache and ink on paper
- 14 7/8 by 18 7/8 in. 37.8 by 47.9 cm.
- Executed in 1963, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A14173.
Provenance
Nicholas Guppy, London
Private Collection
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Los Angeles, 18 March 1980, Lot 530A
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Modern Auctions, 12 October 2014, Lot 372
Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2015
Private Collection
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Los Angeles, 18 March 1980, Lot 530A
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Modern Auctions, 12 October 2014, Lot 372
Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2015
Exhibited
Long Beach Museum of Art; San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery; Phoenix Art Museum, Calder Gouaches: The Art of Alexander Calder, January - May 1970, cat. no. 14, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged intermittently on the reverse to the backing board. There is a soft undulation to the sheet, due to the artist’s choice of medium. There is pale time staining to the sheet and a slightly dulled upper left corner. Framed under glass.
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.