Alexander Calder
Shield
Lot #253 |
2023-03-09 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Curated
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
USD 200,000 - 300,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11171
Auction name: Contemporary Curated
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2023-03-09
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
Dimensions: 21⅜ by 23½ by 19⅜ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
54.3
Width In Centimeters:
59.7
Depth In Centimeters:
49.2
Height In Inches:
21.375
Width In Inches:
23.5
Depth In Inches:
19.375
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Provenance
Estate of the artist PaceWildenstein, New York (acquired from the above in 2002) Russeck Gallery, Palm Beach Private Collection, Philadelphia Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco Acquired from the above in 2010 by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles , December 1976 - January 1977, no. 33 New York, PaceWildenstein, Calder 76: The Cutouts , February - March 2002, p. 5, illustrated Santa Fe, Gerald Peters Gallery;Â Dallas, Gerald Peters Gallery, The Whimsical World of Alexander Calder , July - October 2003
Catalog summary
Alexander Calder 1898 - 1976 Shield incised with the artist's monogram and date 76 (lower right edge of the shield) painted metal and wire 21⅜ by 23½ by 19⅜ in. 54.3 by 59.7 by 49.2 cm. This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A11639 . Provenance Estate of the artist PaceWildenstein, New York (acquired from the above in 2002) Russeck Gallery, Palm Beach Private Collection, Philadelphia Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco Acquired from the above in 2010 by the present owner Exhibited Paris, Galerie Maeght, Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles , December 1976 - January 1977, no. 33 New York, PaceWildenstein, Calder 76: The Cutouts , February - March 2002, p. 5, illustrated Santa Fe, Gerald Peters Gallery; Dallas, Gerald Peters Gallery, The Whimsical World of Alexander Calder , July - October 2003