Dirty varnish; scattered craquelure, mainly in the white pigments; visible stretcher marks; canvas is slightly buckled on the stretcher; frame rubbing; small old puncture in center with one inch area of inpainting; several small spots of inpainting in the sky at right center; no further apparent restoration.

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Auction: Important Fine Art, May 14, 2025

• Calder Stabile Achieved $1 Million at May 15, 2024 Sale of Important Fine Art

• Competitive Bidding Drove Strong Results for Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture of the Mid-19th to Late 20th Century

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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's highly-anticipated auction of Important Fine Art on May 14, 2025 attracted bidders from across the country and around the world driving strong results for artworks spanning the mid-19th to late 20th century.

Alexander Calder Tops $1 Million
Highlighting the sale was a stabile by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) that soared past its estimate of $400,000-600,000 to achieve a stunning $1,041,900. Spirited competition over several minutes in the saleroom, on the telephones, and online culminated in a winning bid from a private collector participating by telephone. Created in 1969, Calder's sublime Krinkly Klang has remained part of the Harvey and Violet Werner collection since 1981. Prior to joining the Werner family collection, Krinkly Klang was exhibited in a 1973 exhibition at the Charles F. MacNiber Museum in Mason City, Iowa. Showcasing Calder's bold primary colors, this stately stabile features a hard-edged geometric base, adorned with mobile elements that gracefully balance on a thin point. Seven elements extend from the delicate wires; striking white flags and circles, one graced with Calder's classic monogram and year of creation.

Other Noteworthy Highlights

From the Estate of Carol Feinberg Cohen, a masterful abstracted landscape painted in 1980, Vista, by Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) realized $445,000.

A seminal work, Game #2, 1960, by the enigmatic and influential painter Bob Thompson (1937-1966) more than doubled its $80,000-120,000 estimate, selling for $254,500 – one of the highest auction prices for the artist. Read Essay

From the Collection of Joanne B. Breyer, Childe Hassam’s (1859-1935) impressionist view of Dunes near the Sea from 1890 sold for $254,500.

From the Collection of a Palm Beach Family, an intimate pastel on paper by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) titled Sewing in the Conservancy realized $254,500.

From the Estate of Nancy Ann Silver Shalit, German artist Fritz Winter’s (1905-1976) abstraction from 1956, Ausklingend (Ceasing to Sound), sold for $178,300 – an exceptionally strong result for a U.S. sale.

From the Collection of Roberta Peters, a color-drenched summertime view, Beach Scene, Edgartown, by Jane Peterson (1876-1965) doubled its $50,000-80,000 estimate, selling for $152,900.

March Avery’s (b. 1932) Turkish Silvertrees (Gulluk), 1981, estimated at $15,000-25,000 achieved $57,600 – A World Auction Record for the Artist.

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