Galerie Maeght, Paris Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1974) Galleria La Piramide, Rome Felice Guarducci, Rome and New York (acquired from the above in 1977) Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above circa 1985) Schiller & Bodo, New York (acquired from the above in 2015) Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2015
Exhibited
Albi, Musee Toulouse Lautrec, Calder, 23 June – 15 September 1971, p. 18
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.
signed and dated 'Calder 71' lower right gouache and ink on paper 56.9 x 109.7 cm (22 3/8 x 43 1/4 in.) Executed in 1971, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A13068.
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £88,200
Contact Specialist
Tamila Kerimova
Specialist, Director, Head of Day Sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art
