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Lot Essay
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A09488.UN3.
Details
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
L'âne
stamped with the artist's initials 'AC' (on hind quarter)
bronze with dark patina
4¼in. (11cm.)
Conceived in 1930 and cast at a later date, this work is number three from an unnumbered edition
L'âne
stamped with the artist's initials 'AC' (on hind quarter)
bronze with dark patina
4¼in. (11cm.)
Conceived in 1930 and cast at a later date, this work is number three from an unnumbered edition
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Peter Bellew, Hawkhurst, in 1967.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 2 July 1998, lot 191.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 2 July 1998, lot 191.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Calder Intime, exh. cat., Paris, Musée des Art Décoratifs de Paris, 1989 (another cast illustrated, p. 183).
Alexander Calder 1898-1976, exh. cat., Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1996, no. 9, p. 211 (another cast illustrated, p. 102).
Alexander Calder 1898-1976, exh. cat., Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, 1998, pl. 36 (another cast illustrated, p. 55).
Alexander Calder 1898-1976, exh. cat., Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1996, no. 9, p. 211 (another cast illustrated, p. 102).
Alexander Calder 1898-1976, exh. cat., Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, 1998, pl. 36 (another cast illustrated, p. 55).
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.