Lot Essay
‘I like a hard shape, something like a fresh fruit, rather than an old, rotten shape’ (A. Calder, quoted in J. Lipman, Calder's Universe, New York, 1976, p. 265).
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Details
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Népal
signed and dated 'Calder 73' (lower right)
gouache and ink on paper
29 ¼ x 43 1/8in. (74.6 x 109.2cm.)
Executed in 1973
Népal
signed and dated 'Calder 73' (lower right)
gouache and ink on paper
29 ¼ x 43 1/8in. (74.6 x 109.2cm.)
Executed in 1973
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 1974).
Private Collection, London.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 27 October 1994, lot 142.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 1974).
Private Collection, London.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 27 October 1994, lot 142.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Further Details
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A11807.