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This work is registered in the archives of the Calder foundation, New York, under application no. AA00861.02.
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Cheval II (Horse II)
Details
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Cheval II (Horse II)
stamped with the number '2' (on the foot)
bronze with dark brown patina
4¾ x 8¼ x 4¾in. (12 x 21 x 12cm.)
Cast in 1964 for the documenta Foundation, this work is number two from an edition of fifty
Cheval II (Horse II)
stamped with the number '2' (on the foot)
bronze with dark brown patina
4¾ x 8¼ x 4¾in. (12 x 21 x 12cm.)
Cast in 1964 for the documenta Foundation, this work is number two from an edition of fifty
Provenance
documenta Foundation, Kassel, 1968.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
documenta Foundation, Kassel 1968 (illustrated, p. 2).
D. Marchesseau, Calder intime, Paris 1989 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 182).
Calder, exh. cat., Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, 1997, no. 41 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 76).
D. Marchesseau, Calder intime, Paris 1989 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 182).
Calder, exh. cat., Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, 1997, no. 41 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 76).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis