ALEXANDER CALDER | MANY CRUCIFIXIONS

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March 10, 04:17 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Estate of R. Beningson

ALEXANDER CALDER

1898 - 1976

MANY CRUCIFIXIONS

signed and dated 64; titled on the reverse

gouache and ink on paper

Sheet: 42½ by 29¾ in. (108 by 75.6 cm.)

Framed: 45¾ by 32⅞ in. (116.2 by 83.5 cm.)

This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A14235.

Nicholas Guppy, London (acquired directly from the artist)

Galerie Couturier, Stamford, Connecticut

Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1979

Among the leading artists of the 20th century, Alexander Calder achieved inimitable playfulness, wit and grace across a variety of media. He continues to be best known for his ‘mobiles’, innovative sculptures to which he introduced the element of time. More recently, however, Calder’s works on paper have undergone a reexamination in relation to his oeuvre.

“The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.”

Alexander Calder