Contemporary Art Online | New York
Contemporary Art Online | New York
ALEXANDER CALDER | BLACK STRUCTURE WITH DISCS
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October 2, 05:19 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
ALEXANDER CALDER
1898 - 1976
BLACK STRUCTURE WITH DISCS
signed with the artist's initials and dated 61
gouache and ink on paper
Sheet: 21⅞ by 14⅞ in. (55.5 by 37.8 cm.)
Framed: 22¼ by 15⅜ in. (56.5 by 39 cm.)
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A10267.
Collection of Nicholas Guppy, London
Collection of Jacquelyn Littlefield, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Among the leading artists of the 20th century, Alexander Calder achieved inimitable playfulness, wit and grace across a variety of media. He continues to be best known for his ‘mobiles’, innovative sculptures to which he introduced the element of time. More recently, however, Calder’s works on paper have undergone a reexamination in relation to his oeuvre. Some of his drawings were sketches for his ‘mobiles’, as in the case of Black Structure with Discs.