Alexander Calder - Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Description

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  • Provenance

    Galerie Maeght, Paris
    Galerie Bel Art, Stockholm (1973)
    Skandia & Inc., Stockholm (1976)
    Karl-George Langlet, Sweden (1977)
    Private Collection, Sweden (2004)
    Bukowskis, Stockholm, December 16, 2016, lot 163
    Private Collection, Sweden (acquired at the above sale)
    Saatchi Yates, London (2022)
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2022

  • Artist Biography

    Alexander Calder

    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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Grass

signed and dated "Calder 73" lower right
gouache and ink on paper
29 3/8 x 43 1/4 in. (74.6 x 109.9 cm)
Painted in 1973, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application no. A28213.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000 

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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 15 May 2024