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Modern + Contemporary

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 167

Alexander Calder

Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000

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$100,000 $10,000

(American, 1898-1976)

Two Rings, 1963, signed "AC 63", inscribed in pencil verso "C. 270 Two Rings" gouache on Canson paper with "Ca Grain Canson - France" watermark, 14-5/8 x 10-7/8 in.; original brass frame, 20 x 16 in.

Provenance: Obelisk Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, purchased in 1967; Mary Lawrence, Hamilton, Massachusetts; By descent in family

Exhibited: Obelisk Gallery, Boston. Alexander Calder: Gouaches, Mobiles. 17 January?4 February 1967, No.? (label verso backing)

Condition

hinged in, some scuffing to red paint, some toning, handling crease in "X" at top; frame with surface corrosion