Lot Essay
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A05419.
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Property from the Collection of Richard M. and Elizabeth McKeever Ross
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled
Details
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled
sheet metal and paint
11 ½ x 9 ¼ x 8 5/8 in. (29.2 x 23.5 x 21.9 cm.)
Executed in 1936.
Untitled
sheet metal and paint
11 ½ x 9 ¼ x 8 5/8 in. (29.2 x 23.5 x 21.9 cm.)
Executed in 1936.
Provenance
Paul Nelson, Paris, acquired directly from the artist
World House Galleries, New York
Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, 1960
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980
World House Galleries, New York
Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, 1960
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980
Literature
“Au pays de Caux," circa 1936, pgs. 42 and 43 (illustrated).
T. Clapp, “Calder," Art d’Aujourd’hui, nos. 10-11, May-June 1950, pg. 3 (illustrated).
E. Genauer, “Comment by Emily Genauer,” Abbott Laboratories What's New, no. 221, Winter 1960 (illustrated on the cover).
A. Calder and J. Davidson, Calder: An Autobiography with Pictures, New York, 1966, pp. 33-34 (illustrated).
T. Clapp, “Calder," Art d’Aujourd’hui, nos. 10-11, May-June 1950, pg. 3 (illustrated).
E. Genauer, “Comment by Emily Genauer,” Abbott Laboratories What's New, no. 221, Winter 1960 (illustrated on the cover).
A. Calder and J. Davidson, Calder: An Autobiography with Pictures, New York, 1966, pp. 33-34 (illustrated).