Property from a Private European Collection
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Alexander Calder
Lune et soleil, fond d'azur (Moon and Sun, on a blue background)
- Estimate
- £8,000 - 12,000
£68,750
Lot Details
Dyed and hand-woven woollen tapestry.
circa 1970
106 x 158 cm (41 3/4 x 62 1/4 in.)
With hand-woven signature on the front, further hand-woven ‘EX-A’ on the reverse, one of 2 proofs aside from the edition of 6, handcrafted by Les Ateliers Pinton, Felletin, France, with their woven monogram and their label affixed to the reverse.
Specialist
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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