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Alexander Calder
Untitled
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- $40,000 - 60,000
$90,300
Lot Details
ink and gouache on paper
signed and dated "Calder 17/X/46" lower right
22 7/8 x 31 3/8 in. (58.1 x 79.7 cm)
Executed on October 17, 1946, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application no. A23246.
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Alexander Calder
American | B. 1898 D. 1976Alexander 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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