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ALEXANDER CALDER | Three White Dots and Red Disc

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alexander Calder
  • Three White Dots and Red Disc
  • incised with the artist's monogram and dated 70 on the base
  • sheet metal, wire and brass
  • 11,5 x 22 x 9,5 cm; 4 1/2 x 8 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1970.

Provenance

Galerie Maeght, Paris
Studio Marconi, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1971

Exhibited

Milan, Studio Marconi, Calder, April - May 1971; catalogue, p. 12, no. 6, illustrated

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration. The elements move smoothly and freely. The yellow base is slightly dirty and presents tiny losses mainly located at the extremities. The white elements are slightly dirty and the red element present few tiny losses. This work is in good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A08888.