Lot 10
10
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Property From a Private West Coast Collection 
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)

Black, Yellow, Red

Details
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Black, Yellow, Red
incised with monogram (on the side of the base)
standing mobile--painted sheet metal, wire and brass
Height: 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.)
Width: 13 in. (33 cm.)
Depth: 5½ in. (14 cm.)
Executed in 1961
Provenance
Frank Perls, New York.
Mr. Sam Jaffe, Los Angeles.
By descent to the present owner.
Exhibited
La Jolla, Museum of Contemporary Art, Collection on Anonymous Loan, January-February 1983.
Further details
The top element of this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A07953.

Lot Essay

Alexander Calder's charming table top standing mobile, Black, Yellow, Red, 1961 was a cherished artwork in the distinguished collection of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jaffe. The Hollywood mogul and his wife purchased the Calder early in their collecting life and had the privledge of meeting the artist and spending time with him in his studio. Black, Yellow, Red occupied a special spot in the Jaffe home in Los Angeles for nearly 35 years until Mr. Jaffe's death. While the top element originally belonged to another base (that base is now also reconfigured), the Jaffe's enjoyed Black, Yellow, Red it in the present configuration since they purchased the standing mobile in 1961.