ALEXANDER CALDER | Poisson Y

Estate of the artist
The Pace Gallery, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in September 1987

Paris, Galerie Maeght, Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles, December 1976 - January 1977, cat. no. 10, p. 24
Barcelona, Galeria Maeght, Calder: Exposicio Antologica (1932-1976), April - May 1977, p. 13, illustrated

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. The colors are bright and fresh. There is light evidence of wear and handling throughout, including scattered pinpoint losses to the edges, connecting wires and areas where the wire makes contact with the elements, as expected for a kinetic work.
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This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A05466.