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Alexander Calder
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Alexander Calder
- Balloons and Blue Flower
- signed and dated 64
- gouache and ink on paper
- 29 1/4 by 43 in. 74.3 by 109.2 cm.
- Executed in 1964, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder foundation, New York, under application number A05767.
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York
Laughlin Phillips, Washington, D.C.
By descent to the present owner
Laughlin Phillips, Washington, D.C.
By descent to the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Paris, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective, November 1964 - October 1965, cat. no. 266
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse in multiple places to the backing board. The sheet undulates slightly, due to the artist's choice of medium. There are a few, fine tear repairs noted. One is in the center of the composition and measures roughly 4 1/2 inches in length and the other is along the left edge, 9 inches from the top and measures roughly 1/2 in. in length. There is pale time staining to the sheet. There is a small white accretion noted at the top center of the composition near the edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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.