Galerie Maeght, Paris
Linssen Gallery, Cologne (circa 1989)
Galeria Ynguanzo, Madrid
Private Collection, Sweden (circa 1998)
Bukowskis, Stockholm, April 25, 2017, lot 248
Private Collection, Sweden (acquired at the above sale)
Saatchi Yates, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2022
Dordogne, Chateâu Biron, Calder, June 14–September 30, 1986, no. 32, p. 83
Cologne, Linssen Gallery, Calder Retrospective, 1898–1976, November 25, 1987–January 1988, no. 43, pp. 70, 111 (illustrated, p. 70)
American • 1898 - 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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