Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Bracelet
signed with the artist’s initials 'CS' (on the reverse top cuff)
brass wire
5 x 3 x 2 1/8 in. (12.7 x 7.6 x 5.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1940.
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
D. Bourdon, Calder: Mobilist/Ring Master/Innovator, New York, 1980, p. 81 (illustrated). S. Thierry, ed., The intimate World of Alexander Calder, exh. cat., Paris, Musée des Art Décoratif, 1989, p. 268 (illustrated in color). A. Rower, et. al., eds., Calder Jewelry, New York, 2007, pp. 181 and 250, fig. 19 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Willard Gallery, Calder Jewelry, December 1940. Berlin, Akademie der Kunst, Alexander Calder, May-July 1967, p. 99 (illustrated).