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Property from a Prestigious Private Collection
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)
Demi Gondola
Details
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)
Demi Gondola
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wood, wire and paint
30 x 66 x 24 in. (76.2 x 167.6 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1951
Demi Gondola
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wood, wire and paint
30 x 66 x 24 in. (76.2 x 167.6 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1951
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York.
Mary Sisler, New York (acquired from the above, 1962).
Fourcade, Droll, Inc., New York.
Arthur and Anita Kahn, New York (acquired from the above, 1974); sale, Christie's, New York, 10 November 2015, lot 7B.
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, January 2017.
Mary Sisler, New York (acquired from the above, 1962).
Fourcade, Droll, Inc., New York.
Arthur and Anita Kahn, New York (acquired from the above, 1974); sale, Christie's, New York, 10 November 2015, lot 7B.
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, January 2017.
Literature
A.M. Hammacher, The History of Modern Sculpture: Tradition and Innovation, New York, 1969, pp. 278 and 284-285, fig. 319 (illustrated; titled Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
J. Lipman, Calder's Universe, exh. cat., New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, 1977, p. 286 (illustrated; titled The Aeroplane-Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
F.M. Naumann, The Mary and William Sisler Collection, New York, 1984, pp. 66-67, no. 19 (illustrated; titled Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
J.M. Marter, Alexander Calder, New York, 1991, pp. xii, 217 and 219, fig. 149 (illustrated; titled The Aeroplane Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
J.-C. Marcadé, Calder, Paris, 1996, p. 123 (illustrated).
S. Kandel, "Art Reviews: Calder Balances Intellect, Accessibility" in Los Angeles Times, 16 November 1995, p. F2.
J. Lipman, Calder's Universe, exh. cat., New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, 1977, p. 286 (illustrated; titled The Aeroplane-Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
F.M. Naumann, The Mary and William Sisler Collection, New York, 1984, pp. 66-67, no. 19 (illustrated; titled Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
J.M. Marter, Alexander Calder, New York, 1991, pp. xii, 217 and 219, fig. 149 (illustrated; titled The Aeroplane Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
J.-C. Marcadé, Calder, Paris, 1996, p. 123 (illustrated).
S. Kandel, "Art Reviews: Calder Balances Intellect, Accessibility" in Los Angeles Times, 16 November 1995, p. F2.
Exhibited
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, January-February 1952.
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Picasso and the Age of Iron, March-May 1993, pp. 177 and 200, no. 82 (illustrated; titled The Aeroplane-Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
Beverly Hills and New York, PaceWildenstein, Alexander Calder: The 50's, November 1995-February 1996, pp. 7, 30-31 and 80 (illustrated).
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Picasso and the Age of Iron, March-May 1993, pp. 177 and 200, no. 82 (illustrated; titled The Aeroplane-Tower with Six Leaves and a Dot).
Beverly Hills and New York, PaceWildenstein, Alexander Calder: The 50's, November 1995-February 1996, pp. 7, 30-31 and 80 (illustrated).
Further Details
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A08209.
Présenté par
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale