Pierre Halet, Touraine, France (gifted by the artist in 1961)
Private Collection, France
Thierry de Maigret, Drouot Richelieu, Paris, June 18, 2009, lot 94
Galerie Ary Jan, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Waterhouse & Dodd, New York (acquired in 2015)
Galerie Samantha Sellem, Paris (acquired in 2017)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Château de Tours, Alexandre Calder en Touraine, June 6 - October 19, 2008, p. 154 (illustrated)
Bridget Gleeson, "Ray Waterhouse, Art Dealer and Gallerist, Reflects on 6,000 Deals and a 41-Year Career", Artsy, June 21, 2016, online (illustrated)
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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