Perl Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Southfield, Michigan (acquired from the above in 1973)
Marisa del Re Gallery, Inc., New York
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 27 February 1976, lot 43
Private Collection (assumed)
Guy Loudmer, Paris, 6 April 1987, lot 94
Private Collection (assumed, also presumably Paris)
Cornette de Sant Cyr, Paris, 5 December 1988, lot 176
Private Collection (assumed, also presumably Paris)
Guy Loudmer, Paris, 1 April 1996, lot 257
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
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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