75
Alexander Calder
Santa Claus
- Estimate
- £1,500 - 2,000
Lot Details
The complete set of nine etchings on Richard de Bas paper, with full margins, with title page, justification and text by E. E. Cummings on Arches paper,
1974
70.8 x 55.4 cm (27 7/8 x 21 3/4 in.)
all sheets signed in pencil, and inscribed '225 exemplaires BON A TIRER' in pencil on the first page of the accompanying text (a 'good to print' proof, aside from the edition of 175 plus 50 artist's proofs), published by Editions de L'Herne, Paris, the sheets loose (as issued) contained in the original brown paper folder and beige linen-covered clamshell portfolio with stamped title.
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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