Sep 17, 2020 11:00 EST
Important Paintings
201
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder
American, 1898-1976
Untitled, circa 1946
Oil on canvas mounted to board
5 3/4 x 15 3/8 inches (14.6 x 39.05 cm)
Provenance:
Gift from the artist to Benjamin Baldwin, circa 1946
Private collection, Montgomery AL, 1993
Sale, Christie's, New York, Contemporary Art, Feb. 23, 1994, lot 4
Purchased from the above by the current owner
Literature:
Benjamin Baldwin: An Autobiography in Design, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1995, illus. p. 29
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A11199.
Sold for $137,500
Estimated at $70,000 - $90,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Alexander Calder
American, 1898-1976
Untitled, circa 1946
Oil on canvas mounted to board
5 3/4 x 15 3/8 inches (14.6 x 39.05 cm)
Provenance:
Gift from the artist to Benjamin Baldwin, circa 1946
Private collection, Montgomery AL, 1993
Sale, Christie's, New York, Contemporary Art, Feb. 23, 1994, lot 4
Purchased from the above by the current owner
Literature:
Benjamin Baldwin: An Autobiography in Design, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1995, illus. p. 29
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A11199.
Wear along the edges with associated losses exposing canvas weave due to frame rub. Scattered small losses in a few areas throughout, including a few near the horizontal black form and clusters of tiny losses in the wheel and the eye. No signs of restoration under UV inspection.
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Auction: Important Paintings, Sep 17, 2020
