Alexander Calder
Base jaune , 1970 (Executed)
Lot #7 |
2023-09-28 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Curated
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 300,000 - 500,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11176
Auction name: Contemporary Curated
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2023-09-28
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 14 Ā½ by 21 by 5 Ā¾ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
36.8
Width In Centimeters:
53.3
Depth In Centimeters:
14.6
Height In Inches:
14.5
Width In Inches:
21
Depth In Inches:
5.75
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Year notes: Executed in 1970.
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris Martin Gordon Inc., New York (acquired from the above in 1974) Oscar Krasner Gallery, New York Acquired from the above in 1979 by the present owner
Exhibited
Albi, Musee Toulouse-Lautrec Calder , June - September 1971, no. 11, p. 28, illustrated, p. 15 (text) Palma de Mallorca, Sala Pelaires, Calder , September - October 1972, n.p., illustrated Barcelona, Sala Gaspar, Calder : Esculptures; Exposicio Calder Pintures , September 1973, no. 12, n.p., illustrated New York, Pace Gallery, 5 Americans: Calder, Cornell, Nevelson, Noguchi, David Smith: Master of Twentieth Century Sculpture , January - February 1975 New York, Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, Sculpture: The Tradition in Steel , October 1983 - January 1984, no. 33, illustrated
Catalog summary
Property from the Collection of Richard and Kathy Feld Alexander Calder 1898 - 1976 Base jaune sheet metal, wire and paint 14 Ā½ by 21 by 5 Ā¾ in. 36.8 by 53.3 by 14.6 cm. Executed in 1970. This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A02857. Provenance Galerie Maeght, Paris Martin Gordon Inc., New York (acquired from the above in 1974) Oscar Krasner Gallery, New York Acquired from the above in 1979 by the present owner Exhibited Albi, Musee Toulouse-Lautrec Calder , June - September 1971, no. 11, p. 28, illustrated, p. 15 (text) Palma de Mallorca, Sala Pelaires, Calder , September - October 1972, n.p., illustrated Barcelona, Sala Gaspar, Calder : Esculptures; Exposicio Calder Pintures , September 1973, no. 12, n.p., illustrated New York, Pace Gallery, 5 Americans: Calder, Cornell, Nevelson, Noguchi, David Smith: Master of Twentieth Century Sculpture , January - February 1975 New York, Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, Sculpture: The Tradition in Steel , October 1983 - January 1984, no. 33, illustrated