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Alexander Calder

Untitled

Estimate
$30,000 - 40,000
$61,920
Lot Details
ink and gouache on paper
dedicated and dated “to Eugenio Lage, with fond memories of Dona Mariana. Até a vísta! Sandy Calder” upper edge; signed and dated “Calder '49” lower right
22 3/4 x 30 in. (57.8 x 76.2 cm)
Executed in 1949, in Brazil, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application no. A26135.

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Alexander Calder

American | B. 1898 D. 1976
Alexander Calder worked as an abstract sculptor and has been commonly referred to as the creator of the mobile. He employed industrious materials of wire and metal and transformed them into delicate geometric shapes that respond to the wind or float in air. Born into a family of sculptors, Calder created art from childhood and moved to Paris in 1926, where he became a pioneer of the international avant-garde. In addition to his mobiles, Calder produced an array of public constructions worldwide as well as drawings and paintings that feature the same brand of abstraction. Calder was born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania.
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