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Alexander Calder
Fourteen Black Leaves
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- $2,000,000 - 3,000,000
$2,300,000
Lot Details
sheet metal, wire and paint
incised with the artist's monogram and date “CA 61” on the largest element
11 3/4 x 41 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (29.8 x 106 x 52.1 cm)
Executed in 1961.
This work is registered in the archives of The Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A01839.
This work is registered in the archives of The Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A01839.
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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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