Perls Galleries, New York
Makler Gallery, Philadelphia
Private Collection, Philadelphia
Private Collection, Pennsylvania (by descent from the above)
Christie’s, New York, 14 November 2007, lot 187
Private Collection, Arizona
Phillips, New York, 15 May 2014, lot 26
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 19 April 2021, lot 1137
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
New York, Perls Galleries, Alexander Calder: Crags and Critters of 1974, October - November 1974, cat no. 2, p.1 (illustrated, p.15)
New York, Venus Over Manhattan, Calder Crags + Vanuatu Totems from the Collection of Wayne Heathcote, 25 April - 8 June 2019
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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