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Alexander Calder
La mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory): one print
- Estimate
- £2,000 - 3,000‡
£4,445
Lot Details
Lithograph in colours, on Japon nacré, the full sheet loose (as issued), with title page and text by Patrick Waldberg, all contained in the original beige cloth-covered portfolio with printed artist's name and title.
1976
S. 52 x 72 cm (20 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.)
portfolio 54.8 x 74.5 x 2.5 cm (21 5/8 x 29 3/8 x 0 7/8 in.)
portfolio 54.8 x 74.5 x 2.5 cm (21 5/8 x 29 3/8 x 0 7/8 in.)
Signed and numbered XXXI/L in pencil (one of 50 impressions in Roman numerals on this paper, the edition was 100 in Arabic numerals on Arches paper and 15 artist's proofs), published by Edition de la Différence, Paris, unframed.
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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