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Alexander Calder
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
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Description
- Alexander Calder
- Ebony Sticks in Semi-Circle
- wood, steel and string standing mobile
- 54 1/2 x 44 x 27 in. 138.4 x 111.8 x 68.6 cm.
- Executed in 1934, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A14586.
Provenance
Katherine Dudley, Chicago (acquired directly from the artist)
Perls Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 1960
Perls Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 1960
Exhibited
Chicago, The Renaissance Society, Mobiles by Alexander Calder, January 1935
Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago, Mobiles by Alexander Calder, February 1935
Paris, Galerie de Cahiers, U.S. Centre Culturel Americain, Les Années Vingt: Les Écrivains Américains a Paris et Leur Amis 1920-1930, March – April 1959, cat. no. 543
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Alexander Calder: a Retrospective Exhibition, Work from 1925 to 1974, October – December 1974 (titled Mobile)
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Art department at 212-606-7254 for a condition report prepared by Wilson Conservation.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.